Okutama, Tokyo

Okutama
奥多摩町
Okutama Town Hall
Location of Okutama in Tokyo
Okutama
 
Coordinates: 35°48′34.4″N 139°5′46.3″E / 35.809556°N 139.096194°E / 35.809556; 139.096194
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureTokyo
DistrictNishitama
First official recorded1st century AD (official)
Hikawa town settledFebruary 11, 1940
Current name was changedApril 1, 1955
Government
 • MayorNobumasa Morooka (from May 2020)
Area
 • Total
225.53 km2 (87.08 sq mi)
Population
 (April 2021)
 • Total
4,949
 • Density21.94/km2 (56.83/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number042-557-0501
Address215-6 Hikawa, Okutama-machi, Nishitama-gun, Tokyo 198-0212
ClimateCfa
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols
BirdCopper pheasant
FlowerAzalea
TreeCryptomeria

Okutama (奥多摩町, Oku-Tama-machi) is a town located in the western portion of Tokyo Prefecture, Japan, at a distance of roughly 60 kilometres (37 mi) west-northwest of Tokyo Imperial Palace. As of 1 April 2021, the town had an estimated population of 4,949, and a population density of 22 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 225.53 square kilometres (87.08 sq mi).