Katsushika
Katsushika
葛飾区 | |
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| Katsushika City | |
Shibamata Taishaku-ten in Katsushika | |
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Flag Symbol | |
Location of Katsushika in Tokyo Metropolis | |
Katsushika Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 35°44′N 139°51′E / 35.733°N 139.850°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Tokyo Metropolis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Katsunori Aoki (since December 2009) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.80 km2 (13.44 sq mi) |
| Population (May 1, 2015) | |
| • Total | 444,356 |
| • Density | 12,770/km2 (33,100/sq mi) |
| Symbols | |
| • Tree | Willow |
| • Flower | Iris |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| City hall address | 5-13-1 Tateishi, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo 124-8555 |
| Website | www |
Katsushika (葛飾区, Katsushika-ku) is one of the 23 special wards within Tokyo, Japan.[1]
The municipality calls itself "Katsushika City" in English.[2]
Geography
Katsushika is in eastern Tokyo. It borders Edogawa on the south. Sumida and Araikawa are on the ward's western border. Adachi is on the northeast.
The cities of Matsudo, Misato and Yashio in Chiba Prefecture are part of the northeast border of the ward.
Other websites
References
- ↑ Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG), "Municipalities within Tokyo" Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-3-30.
- ↑ Katsushika City. Retrieved 2012-3-30.
Other websites
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Katsushika, Tokyo.
- http://katsushika.web.transer.com/bb_url_ej.php?ctw_=sT,eCR-JE,bF,hT,uaHR0cDovL3d3dy5jaXR5LmthdHN1c2hpa2EubGcuanAv,f20120331223220-0,cVVRGLTg=,, (in Japanese)
- Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Special wards Archived 2014-12-08 at the Wayback Machine