Tokyo
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 area 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.
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] | |
 Location o Tokyo in Japan | |
  Tokyo Location o Tokyo in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 35°41′22.22″N 139°41′30.12″E / 35.6895056°N 139.6917000°ECoordinates: 35°41′22.22″N 139°41′30.12″E / 35.6895056°N 139.6917000°E | |
| Kintra | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Island | Honshu |
| Diveesions | 23 special wairds, 26 ceeties, 1 destrict, & 4 subprefecturs |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Metropolis |
| • Govrenor | Yuriko Koike |
| • Caipital | Shinjuku |
| Area (rankit 45t) | |
| • Metropolis | 2187.66 km2 (844.66 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 13572 km2 (5,240 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[2] | |
| • Metropolis | 13,929,280 |
| • Rank | 1st in Japan |
| • Density | 6349/km2 (16,440/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 37,468,000 (2018, Greater Tokyo Area) |
| Demonym(s) | Tokyoite |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Staundart Time) |
| ISO 3166-2 | JP-13 |
| Flouer | Somei-Yoshino cherry blossom |
| Tree | Ginkgo tree (Ginkgo biloba) |
| Bird | Black-heidit Gull (Larus ridibundus) |
| Website | www |
Airt Eedit
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 Eedit
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 Eedit
Tokyo haes elieven sister ceeties/states:[4]
In addition, Tokyo haes a "pairtnership" agreement wi:
Varsities Eedit
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References Eedit
- ↑ "東京都歌・市歌". Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Archived frae the original on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ↑ "「東京都の人口（推計）」の概要-令和元年6月1日現在｜東京都" (in Japanese). Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 28 Apryle 2020.
- ↑ "The World's Cities in 2018" (PDF). United Nations. Retrieved 5 Mey 2020.
- ↑ a b "Sister Cities (States) of Tokyo - Tokyo Metropolitan Government". Archived frae the original on 16 September 2010. Retrieved 9 Mey 2010.
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