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Sagamihara
Designated city in Kantō, Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sagamihara (相模原市, Sagamihara-shi) is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 May 2021[update], the city has an estimated population of 723,470, with 334,812 households,[1] and a population density of 1,220 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 328.91 square kilometres (126.99 sq mi).[2] Sagamihara is the third-most-populous city in the prefecture, after Yokohama and Kawasaki, and the fifth most populous suburb of the Greater Tokyo Area. Its northern neighbor is Machida, with which a cross-prefectural merger has been proposed.[3]
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Sagamihara
相模原市 | |
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Sagamihara City | |
![]() From top left: Tanzawa mountains, USARJ Sagami General Depot, Lake Sagami, Hashimoto District, Odakyu Sagami-Ōno Station, JAXA Sagamihara Campus, Sakura Festival | |
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![]() Location of Sagamihara in Kanagawa Prefecture | |
Coordinates: 35°34′N 139°22′E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Kantō |
Prefecture | Kanagawa |
First official recorded | 110 AD |
City settled | November 20, 1954 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Kentarō Motomura (since April 2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 328.91 km2 (126.99 sq mi) |
Population (May 1, 2021) | |
• Total | 723,470 |
• Density | 2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
– Tree | Zelkova serrata |
– Flower | Hydrangea |
– Bird | Skylark |
Phone number | 042-754-1111 |
Address | 2-11-15 Chūō, Chūō-ku, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa-ken 252-5277 |
Website | Official website |
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On April 1, 2010, the city became the 19th city designated by government ordinance. As a result of this, three wards were established: Midori-ku, Chūō-ku and Minami-ku.