Tokyo
| Tokyo 東京 |
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| 東京都 · Tokyo Metropolis | |||
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| Anthem: Tokyo Metropolitan Song (東京都歌 Tokyo Toka)[1] | |||
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| Coordinates: 35°41′22.22″N 139°41′30.12″E / 35.6895056°N 139.6917°E | |||
| Kintra | Japan | ||
| Region | Kantō | ||
| Island | Honshu | ||
| Diveesions | 23 special wairds, 26 ceeties, 1 destrict, & 4 subprefecturs | ||
| Govrenment | |||
| - Govrenor | Shintaro Ishihara | ||
| - Caipital | Shinjuku | ||
| Aurie(rankit 45t) | |||
| - Metropolis | 2,187.66 km2 (844.7 sq mi) | ||
| - Metro | 13,572 km2 (5,240.2 sq mi) | ||
| Indwallers (1 August 2011)[2][3] | |||
| - Metropolis | 13,185,502 | ||
| - Densitie | 6,027.2/km2 (15,610.4/sq mi) | ||
| - Metro | 35,682,460 | ||
| - Metro densitie |
2,629/km2 (6,809.1/sq mi) | ||
| - 23 Wairds | 8,967,665 | ||
| (2011 per Prefectural Govrenment) | |||
| Demonym | Tokyoite | ||
| Time zone | Japan Staundart Time (UTC+9) | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | JP-13 | ||
| Flouer | Somei-Yoshino cherry blossom | ||
| Tree | Ginkgo tree (Ginkgo biloba) | ||
| Bird | Black-heidit Gull (Larus ridibundus) | ||
| Wabsteid | metro.tokyo.jp | ||
Tokyo (Japanese: 東京, Tōkyō, "aestren caipital") is the hame tae the Japanese govrenment an the emperor, makkin it the Caipital o Japan. It is the naition's maist populous urban aurie an aw (12 million fowk, or aboot 10 percent o the kintra's population, bides in Tokyo) an ane o the 47 prefecturs o Japan.
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Airt [edit]
Tokyo is locate in the Kanto region on the island o Honshu. Its centre is at 35°41' North, 139°46' Aest (35.68333, 139.7667), but its borders extends tae ootlyin islands in the Paceefic Ocean, some sae hyne awa as 1,000 km sooth o the mainlaund.
Geography an admeenistrative diveesions [edit]
Tokyo is north-wast o Tokyo Bay, an is aboot 90 km aest-tae-wast an 25 km north-tae-sooth. It borders Chiba Prefectur tae the aest, Yamanashi Prefectur tae the wast, Kanagawa Prefectur tae the sooth, an Saitama Prefectur tae the north. Forby thon it conseests o islands in the Paceefic Ocean directly sooth—the Izu Islands is closest, while the Ogasawara Islands raxes ower 1,000 km awa fae mainland Japan.
Sister relationships [edit]
Tokyo haes elieven sister ceeties/states:[4]
In addition, Tokyo haes a "pairtnership" agreement wi:
References [edit]
- ↑ 東京都歌・市歌. Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved on 17 September 2011. .
- ↑ Population of Tokyo. Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved on 1 Januar 2009. .
- ↑ 大都市圏・都市圏の人口. Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. Retrieved on 13 Mey 2005. .
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Sister Cities (States) of Tokyo - Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved on 9 Mey 2010. .
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