Western Tokyo
Place in Honshū, Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Nishitōkyō.
Western Tokyo, known as the Tama area (多摩地域, Tama chiiki), Tama region (多摩地方, Tama-chihō) or toka (都下) locally, in the Tokyo Metropolis consists of 30 ordinary municipalities (cities (市 shi), towns (町 machi) and one village (村 mura)), unlike the eastern part which consists of 23 special wards.[1]
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Western Tokyo | |
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Country | Japan |
Island | Honshū |
Region | Kantō |
Prefecture | Tokyo |
Area | |
• Total | 1,160 km2 (450 sq mi) |
Population (October 1, 2018) | |
• Total | 4,233,493 |
• Density | 3,600/km2 (9,500/sq mi) |
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Before it was transferred to Tokyo in 1893, the Tama area, then also still often referred to as the "three Tama" (三多摩, san-Tama) (referring to the West, North and South Tama counties it consisted of) had formed the Northern part of Kanagawa Prefecture.[2]