Urayasu

Urayasu
浦安市
Urayasu City Hall
Urayasu City Hall
Flag of Urayasu
Official seal of Urayasu
Location of Urayasu in Chiba Prefecture
Location of Urayasu in Chiba Prefecture
Urayasu is located in Japan
Urayasu
Urayasu
 
Coordinates: 35°39′14.2″N 139°54′7.8″E / 35.653944°N 139.902167°E / 35.653944; 139.902167
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureChiba
First official history1157[citation needed]
City SettledApril 1, 1981
Government
 • MayorHideki Matsuzaki (since November 1998)
Area
 • Total17.30 km2 (6.68 sq mi)
Population
 (April 1, 2021)
 • Total170,091
 • Density9,800/km2 (25,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
-TreeGinkgo biloba
- FlowerAzalea
Phone number047-351-1111
Address1-1-1 Nekozane, Urayasu-shi, Chiba-ken 279-8501
WebsiteOfficial website
Old Urayasu

Urayasu (浦安市, Urayasu-shi) is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 November 2020, the city had an estimated population of 170,533 in 81,136 households and a population density of 9,900 inhabitants per square kilometre (26,000/sq mi).[1] The total area of the city is 17.30 square kilometres (6.68 sq mi). Urayasu is best known as the home of Tokyo Disney Resort, which opened in April 1983,[2] and the headquarters of The Oriental Land Company.[3]

  1. ^ "Urayasu city official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
  2. ^ "Urayasu". Encyclopedia of Japan. Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Summary." OLC Group. Retrieved on October 1, 2009.