Ōta, Tokyo
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| Ōta 大田 |
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| 大田区 · Ōta City | |||
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| Coordinates: 35°33′40.52″N 139°42′57.78″E / 35.5612556°N 139.71605°ECoordinates: 35°33′40.52″N 139°42′57.78″E / 35.5612556°N 139.71605°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kantō | ||
| Prefecture | Tokyo | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Tadayoshi Matsubara (since April 2007) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 59.46 km2 (22.96 sq mi) | ||
| Population (May 1, 2011) | |||
| • Total | 676,458 | ||
| • Density | 11,376.69/km2 (29,465.5/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| City symbols | |||
| - Tree | Cinnamomum camphora | ||
| - Flower | Prunus mume | ||
| - Bird | Cettia diphone | ||
| Phone number | 03-5744-1111 | ||
| Address | 5-13-14 Kamata 144-8621 |
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| Website | Ōta | ||
Ōta (大田区 Ōta-ku) is one of the 23 special wards in Tokyo, Japan.[1]
The municipality calls itself "Ōta City" in English.[2]
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History[change]
Ōta Dōkan was the founder of Edo (now known as Tokyo).[3]
Geography[change]
Ōta is a southern ward of Tokyo. Its southern border is the Tama River and the city of Kawasaki in in Kanagawa Prefecture. On the north, Ōta borders the special wards of Shinagawa, Meguro and Setagaya. Tokyo Bay is on the east.
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References[change]
- ↑ Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG), "Municipalities within Tokyo"; retrieved 2012-4-2.
- ↑ Ōta City; retrieved 2012-4-2.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Ōta Dōkan" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 762.
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