Kawasaki, Kanagawa
Kawasaki (川崎市, Kawasaki-shi), [kawasaki] ⓘ; is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, one of the main cities of the Greater Tokyo Area and Keihin Industrial Area. It is the second most populated city in Kanagawa Prefecture after Yokohama, and the eighth most populated city in Japan (including the Tokyo Metropolitan Area).
Kawasaki
川崎市 | |
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| Kawasaki City | |
Kawasaki Daishi, Tama River, Lazona Kawasaki Plaza, Musashi-Kosugi area, Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Keihin industrial area | |
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Flag Seal | |
Location of Kawasaki in Kanagawa Prefecture | |
Kawasaki | |
| Coordinates: 35°31′N 139°42′E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Kanagawa Prefecture |
| First official recorded | late 4th century |
| City Settled | July 1, 1924 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Norihiko Fukuda |
| Area | |
| • Total | 143.01 km2 (55.22 sq mi) |
| Population (January 1, 2020) | |
| • Total | 1,531,646 |
| • Density | 11,000/km2 (28,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| - Tree | Camellia |
| - Flower | Azalea |
| Phone number | 044-200-2111 |
| Address | 1 Miyamoto-chō, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 210-8577 |
| Website | www |
As of October 1, 2017, the city has an estimated population of 1,503,690, with 716,470 households, and a population density of 10,000 persons per km2. Kawasaki is the only city in Japan with more than one million inhabitants that is not a prefectural capital. The total area is 142.70 km2 (55.10 sq mi).
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