Itabashi

Itabashi
板橋
Special ward
板橋区 · Itabashi City
The east exit of Itabashi Station
The east exit of Itabashi Station
Flag of Itabashi
Flag
Official seal of Itabashi
Emblem
Itabashi is located in Japan
Itabashi
Itabashi
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 35°46′N 139°41′E / 35.767°N 139.683°E / 35.767; 139.683
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureTokyo
Government
 • MayorKen Sakamoto
Area
 • Total32.17 km2 (12.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total531,793
 • Density16,270/km2 (42,100/sq mi)
Symbols
 • TreeKeyaki
 • FlowerAnemone flaccida
 • BirdJapanese Pied Wagtail
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Postal code(s)
173-8501
City hall addressTokyo, Itabashi-ku, Itabashi 2-66-1
173-8501
Websitewww.city.itabashi.tokyo.jp

Itabashi (板橋区, Itabashi-ku) is one of the 23 special wards in Tokyo, Japan.[1]

The municipality calls itself "Itabashi City" in English.[2]

Geography

Itabashi is in northern Tokyo. It borders Toshima to the south. Nerima is on the ward's western border. The Arakawa River and Saitama Prefecture are the norther border. Kita is on the east.

References

  1. ↑ Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG), "Municipalities within Tokyo" Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-3-27.
  2. ↑ Itabashi City Archived 2014-04-24 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-3-27.

Other websites

Media related to Itabashi, Tokyo at Wikimedia Commons