 It was elevated to city status on April 23, 1949.From 1954–1955, the city expanded by annexing the neighboring villages of Araki, Suka, Kitakawahara, Saitama, Hoshimiya, and Ōi.On January 1, 2006, the village of Minamikawara (from Kitasaitama District) was merged into Gyōda.