Nerima, Tokyo
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| Nerima 練馬 |
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| — Special ward — | |||
| 練馬区 · Nerima City | |||
| A street in Hikarigaoka, Nerima | |||
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| Location of Nerima in Tokyo | |||
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| Coordinates: 35°45′N 139°37′E / 35.75°N 139.617°ECoordinates: 35°45′N 139°37′E / 35.75°N 139.617°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kantō | ||
| Prefecture | Tokyo | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 48.16 km2 (18.59 sq mi) | ||
| Population (01/04/2010) | |||
| • Total | 713,995 | ||
| • Density | 14,443/km2 (37,410/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| City symbols | |||
| - Tree | Kobushi Magnolia | ||
| - Flower | Azalea | ||
| Phone number | 03-3993-1111 | ||
| Address | 6-12-1 Toyotama-kita, Nerima 176-8501 |
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| Website | Nerima | ||
Nerima is one of the 23 special wards in Tokyo, Japan.[1]
The municipality calls itself "Nerima City" in English.[2]
Nerima is called "the town of animation" because the earliest animation businesses started up in the area.[3]
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Geography [change]
Nerima is a western ward. It borders Nakano and Suginami on the south. Musashino and Nishitokyo are on the ward's western border. Saitamo Prefecture is on the northern border. Itabashi and Toshima are on the west.
There is a long river in Nerima.
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References [change]
- ↑ Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG), "Municipalities within Tokyo"; retrieved 2012-4-1.
- ↑ Nerima City; retrieved 2012-4-2.
- ↑ Nerima Animation, History; retrieved 2012-4-1.
Other websites [change]
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Nerima, Tokyo |
- Nerima website (Japanese)
- Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Special wards