Machida, Tokyo
Machida
町田市 | |
|---|---|
 Machida City Hall | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Machida in Tokyo | |
  Machida | |
| Coordinates: 35°42′38″N 139°26′19″E / 35.71056°N 139.43861°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Tokyo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 71.80 km2 (27.72 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2016) | |
| • Total | 429,040 |
| • Density | 5,980/km2 (15,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Symbols | |
| • Tree | Zelkova serrata |
| • Flower | Scarlet sage |
| • Bird | Common kingfisher |
| Phone number | 042-722-3111 |
| Address | 1-20-23 Nakamachi, Machida-shi, Tokyo 194-8520 |
| Website | www |
Machida (町田市, Machida-shi) is a Japanese city in the western part of the greater metropolis of Tokyo, Japan. It is in the Tsurumigawa River basin.
History
The city was founded on February 1, 1958.
Before 1965, Machida was a group of farm villages near Tokyo.
Related pages
References
- ↑ Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG), "Municipalities within Tokyo" Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-3-27.
- ↑ World Water Assessment Programme. (2003). "Table 22.1: Hydrological characteristics of the five river basins in Greater Tokyo," Water for people, water for life: a joint report by the twenty-three UN agencies concerned with freshwater, p. 485.
- ↑ Hanayama, Yuzuru. (1986). Land markets and land policy in a metropolitan area: case study of Tokyo, p. 111.
Other websites
Media related to Machida, Tokyo at Wikimedia Commons
Machida travel guide from Wikivoyage- Machida City official website (in Japanese)
