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Nerima, Tokyo

Coordinates: 35°44′8.24″N 139°39′5.97″E / 35.7356222°N 139.6516583°E / 35.7356222; 139.6516583
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Nerima
練馬区
Nerima City
A street in Hikarigaoka, Nerima
A street in Hikarigaoka, Nerima
Flag of Nerima
Official seal of Nerima
Location of Nerima in Tokyo
Location of Nerima in Tokyo
Nerima is located in Japan
Nerima
Nerima
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 35°44′8.24″N 139°39′5.97″E / 35.7356222°N 139.6516583°E / 35.7356222; 139.6516583
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureTokyo
Government
 • MayorAkio Maekawa (since April 2014)
Area
 • Total48.08 km2 (18.56 sq mi)
Population
 (May 1, 2016)
 • Total721,858
 • Density15,013/km2 (38,880/sq mi)
Symbols
 • TreeKobushi Magnolia
 • FlowerAzalea
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
City hall address6-12-1 Toyotama-kita, Nerima
176-8501
Websitewww.city.nerima.tokyo.jp

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 anime businesses started up in the area.[3]

On 1 August 1947, the ward of Nerima was formed by separating from the ward of Itabashi.[4]

Geography

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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 also a long river in Nerima.

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References

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  1. Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG), "Municipalities within Tokyo" Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-4-1.
  2. Nerima City Archived 2012-01-26 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-4-2.
  3. Nerima Animation, History Archived 2012-06-09 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-4-1.
  4. 大東京35区物語~15区から23区へ~東京23区の歴史 (in Japanese). Tokyo Metropolitan Archives. Archived from the original on 2020-06-17. Retrieved 2020-08-03.

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