Edogawa, Tokyo

Edogawa
江戸川区
Special ward
Edogawa City[1]
Furukawa Waterside Park in Edogawa
Furukawa Waterside Park in Edogawa
Flag of Edogawa
Flag
Official seal of Edogawa
Emblem
Location of Edogawa in Tokyo Metropolis
Location of Edogawa in Tokyo Metropolis
Edogawa is located in Japan
Edogawa
Edogawa
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 35°42′N 139°53′E / 35.700°N 139.883°E / 35.700; 139.883
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureTokyo Metropolis
Government
 • MayorTakeshi Saitō (since April 2019)
Area
 • Total49.90 km2 (19.27 sq mi)
Population
 (May 1, 2015)
 • Total682,418
 • Density13,680/km2 (35,400/sq mi)
Symbols
 • TreeCinnamonum camphora
 • FlowerRhododendron
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Websitewww.city.edogawa.tokyo.jp

Edogawa (江戸川区, Edogawa-ku) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan.[2]

The municipality calls itself "Edogawa City" in English.[3]

Geography

Edogawa is in eastern Tokyo. It borders Tokyo Bay on the south. Kōtō and Sumida are on the west. Katsushika is on the northwestern border. On the east, the ward shares boundaries with the cities of Urayasu, Ichikawa and Matsudo in Chiba Prefecture.

References

  1. ↑ "Edogawa City". Archived from the original on 2017-11-19. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  2. ↑ Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG), "Municipalities within Tokyo" Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-3-30.
  3. ↑ "Edogawa City Official Homepage" Archived 2012-03-21 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-3-30.

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