Urawa Ward is within the Ōmiya Plateau of the Kantō plain, in the south-central portion of Saitama City.

Urawa-ku is surrounded by Midori-ku (to the east), Minami-ku (south), Chūō-ku (west), Ōmiya-ku (north), and Minuma-ku (northeast) of Saitama city.

The modern town of Urawa was officially created within Kitaadachi District, Saitama with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889.

In 1932, Urawa annexed the neighboring villages of Yada and Kisaki, and was elevated to city status on February 11, 1934.

Public junior high schools:[5] Municipal elementary schools:[6] The Embassy of South Korea in Tokyo maintains the Korea Education Institution (Korean: 사이타마한국교육원, Japanese: 埼玉韓国教育院) in Urawa Ward.