Itabashi
Itabashi
板橋区 | |
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| Itabashi City | |
The east exit of Itabashi Station | |
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Flag Emblem | |
Location of Itabashi in Tokyo Metropolis | |
Itabashi Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 35°46′N 139°41′E / 35.767°N 139.683°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Tokyo Metropolis |
| First recorded | 990 AD |
| As merged with Tokyo City | October 1, 1932 |
| As special ward of Tokyo | July 1, 1943 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Takeshi Sakamoto (since April 2007) |
| Area | |
• Total | 32.22 km2 (12.44 sq mi) |
| Population (October 1, 2020) | |
• Total | 584,483 |
| • Density | 18,140/km2 (47,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | Itabashi 2-66-1, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8501 |
| Website | www |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Motacilla alba |
| Flower | Anemone flaccida |
| Tree | Zelkova serrata |
Itabashi (板橋区, Itabashi-ku; Japanese pronunciation: [i.taꜜ.ba.ɕi, -ta.ba.ɕi̥ꜜ.kɯ, -baꜜ.ɕi̥.kɯ]) is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. In English, it is called Itabashi City. Itabashi has sister-city relations with Burlington, Ontario, in Canada; Shijingshan District of Beijing in the People's Republic of China; and Bologna in Italy.
As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 547,270, and a population density of 16,990 persons per km2. The total area is 32.22 km2.