Kashiwa
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This article is about the city. For other uses, see Kashiwa (disambiguation).
Kashiwa (柏市, Kashiwa-shi) is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.[1] As of 2021[update], the city had an estimated population of 433,436 in 194,216 households and a population density of 3800 persons per km2.[2] The total area of the city is 114.72 square kilometres (44.29 sq mi).
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Kashiwa
柏市 | |
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Coordinates: 35°52′3.3″N 139°58′32.7″E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Kantō |
Prefecture | Chiba |
Government | |
• Mayor | Kazumi Ota (since November 2021) |
Area | |
• Total | 114.74 km2 (44.30 sq mi) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 433,436 |
• Density | 3,800/km2 (9,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
City symbols | |
• tree | Daimyo oak, Castanopsis |
• Flower | Phlox subulata; Erythronium japonicum; sunflower |
• Bird | Azure-winged magpie |
Phone number | 04-7167-1111 |
Address | 5-10-1 Kashiwa, Kashiwa-shi, Chiba-ken 270-8505 |
Website | Official website |
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The name of the city is written with a single kanji character: 柏, a reference to Quercus dentata, commonly known in English as the Japanese emperor oak or daimyo oak.