Kashiwa
Kashiwa (柏市, Kashiwa-shi) is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of 2021, the city had an estimated population of 433,436 in 194,216 households and a population density of 3800 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 114.72 square kilometres (44.29 sq mi).
Kashiwa
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Location of Kashiwa in Chiba Prefecture | |||||||||
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| Coordinates: 35°52′3.3″N 139°58′32.7″E | |||||||||
| Country | Japan | ||||||||
| Region | Kantō | ||||||||
| Prefecture | Chiba | ||||||||
| Government | |||||||||
| • Mayor | Kazumi Ota (since November 2021) | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| • Total | 114.74 km2 (44.30 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population (2021) | |||||||||
| • Total | 433,436 | ||||||||
| • Density | 3,800/km2 (9,800/sq mi) | ||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) | ||||||||
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| • tree | Daimyo oak, Castanopsis | ||||||||
| • Flower | Phlox subulata; Erythronium japonicum; sunflower | ||||||||
| • Bird | Azure-winged magpie | ||||||||
| Phone number | 04-7167-1111 | ||||||||
| Address | 5-10-1 Kashiwa, Kashiwa-shi, Chiba-ken 270-8505 | ||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||
The name of the city is written with a single kanji character: 柏, a reference to Quercus dentata, commonly known in English as the Japanese emperor oak or daimyo oak.
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