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Tokyo
東京都
(とうきょうと)
Tōkyō-to
Tokyo
Skyline of Minato, Tokyo
Country Japan
Mayor (None)
Area 2,187.08 km²
Population 8,653,000 (23 Special wards)
12,790,000 (Administrative)
Density 5,847 /km²
Emblem of Tokyo
Emblem of Tokyo's 23 Special wards
Emblem of Tokyo
Emblem of Tokyo Metropolis
Website www.metro.tokyo.jp

Tokyo is the capital of Japan.

The greater metropolian area of Tokyo may have the largest population of any metro area in the world. (Ref: Wikipedia:List of metropolitan areas by population.) The metropolis has a population of over 12 million but the city proper (23 Special wards) area has a population of 8 million people.

List of special wards[]

*Population as of June 2007

Name Kanji Pop.* Density (/km²) Area (km²)
Adachi 足立区 629,392 11,830.68 53.20
Arakawa 荒川区 194,777 18,262.25 10.20
Bunkyo 文京区 194,933 16,009.28 11.31
Chiyoda 千代田区 43,802 3,763.06 11.64
Chuo 中央区 104,997 10,344.53 10.15
Edogawa 江戸川区 661,386 13,264.86 49.86
Itabashi 板橋区 529,059 16,445.72 32.17
Katsushika 葛飾区 428,066 12,286.62 34.84
Kita 北区 330,646 15,885.67 20.59
Koto 江東区 436,337 10,963.24 39.8
Meguro 目黒区 267,798 18,217.55 14.70
Minato 港区 205,196 10,088.30 20.34
Nakano 中野区 312,939 20,097.82 15.59
Nerima 練馬区 702,202 14,580.61 48.16
Ota 大田区 674,590 11,345.27 59.46
Setagaya 世田谷区 855,416 14,728.23 58.08
Shibuya 渋谷区 205,512 13,337.13 15.11
Shinagawa 品川区 353,887 15,576.01 22.72
Shinjuku 新宿区 309,463 16,975.48 18.23
Suginami 杉並区 534,981 15,725.49 34.02
Sumida 墨田区 237,433 16,079.49 13.75
Taito 台東区 168,277 16,139.38 10.08
Toshima 豊島区 256,009 19,428.44 13.01
Overall 8,637,098 13,890.25 621.81

Events[]

The 1964 Summer Olympics were held in Tokyo.

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