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] | |||
 Location o Tokyo in Japan |
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| 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 | ||
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| • Teep | Metropolis | ||
| • Govrenor | Yuriko Koike | ||
| • Caipital | Shinjuku | ||
| Aurie(rankit 45t) | |||
| • Metropolis | 2,187.66 km2 (844.66 sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 13,572 km2 (5,240 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 August 2011)[2][3] | |||
| • Metropolis | 13,185,502 | ||
| • Density | 6,000/km2 (16,000/sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 35,682,460 | ||
| • Metro density | 2,629/km2 (6,810/sq mi) | ||
| • 23 Wairds | 8,967,665 | ||
| (2011 per Prefectural Govrenment) | |||
| Demonym(s) | 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) | ||
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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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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 | eedit soorce]
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 | eedit soorce]
Tokyo haes elieven sister ceeties/states:[4]
In addition, Tokyo haes a "pairtnership" agreement wi:
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "東京都歌・市歌". Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
- ↑ "Population of Tokyo". Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
- ↑ "大都市圏・都市圏の人口". Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. Retrieved 2005.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Sister Cities (States) of Tokyo - Tokyo Metropolitan Government". Retrieved 2010-05-09.
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