Sumida, Tokyo
Appearance
Sumida
墨田区 | |
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Sumida City | |
From left: Sumida City Office, Tokyo Skytree, and Asahi Breweries headquarters | |
Location of Sumida in Tokyo Metropolis | |
Coordinates: 35°42′N 139°49′E / 35.700°N 139.817°E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Kantō |
Prefecture | Tokyo Metropolis |
Government | |
• Mayor | Tōru Yamamoto |
Area | |
• Total | 13.77 km2 (5.32 sq mi) |
Population (October 1, 2020[1]) | |
• Total | 272,085 |
• Density | 19,759/km2 (51,180/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
City hall address | 1-23-20 Azumabashi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo 130-8640 |
Website | www |
Symbols | |
Flower | Azalea |
Tree | Cherry blossom |
Sumida (墨田区, Sumida-ku) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. The population was 256,274 in 2015.[2]
On 15 March 1947, the ward of Sumida was formed by combining the wards of Honjo and Mukojima.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Population by District". Tokyo Statistical Yearbook. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
- ↑ 墨田区. Kotobank (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
- ↑ 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.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Official website (in Japanese)