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Setagaya (世田谷区, Setagaya-ku?) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo in Japan. It is also the name of a neighborhood within the ward. The ward calls itself the City of Setagaya in English. Its official bird is the Azure-winged Magpie, its flower the Fringed Orchid, and its tree the Zelkova serrata.
It has the largest population and second largest area (after Ōta) of Tokyo's 23 special wards.
Setagaya sits at the southwestern corner of the 23 special wards. The Tama River separates it from Kanagawa Prefecture. Many railroads extend radially from the center of Tokyo, passing through Setagaya.
Most of the land is in the Musashino tableland. The parts along the Tama River to the south are comparatively low-lying.
The population of Setagaya is among the highest in Tokyo, and there are many residential neighborhoods.
The ward is divided into five districts. These are Setagaya, Kitazawa, Tamagawa, Kinuta and Karasuyama. Each area has own office as a part of administrative structure.
The special ward of Setagaya was founded on March 15, 1947.