Itabashi

Itabashi
板橋区
Itabashi City
The east exit of Itabashi Station
The east exit of Itabashi Station
Flag of Itabashi
Official seal of Itabashi
Location of Itabashi in Tokyo Metropolis
Location of Itabashi in Tokyo Metropolis
Itabashi is located in Japan
Itabashi
Itabashi
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 35°46′N 139°41′E / 35.767°N 139.683°E / 35.767; 139.683
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureTokyo Metropolis
First recorded990 AD
As merged with Tokyo CityOctober 1, 1932
As special ward of TokyoJuly 1, 1943
Government
 • MayorTakeshi Sakamoto (since April 2007)
Area
 • Total32.22 km2 (12.44 sq mi)
Population
 (October 1, 2020[1])
 • Total584,483
 • Density18,140/km2 (47,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall addressItabashi 2-66-1, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo
173-8501
Websitewww.city.itabashi.tokyo.jp
Symbols
BirdMotacilla alba
FlowerAnemone flaccida
TreeZelkova serrata
Tall apartments in Takashimadaira

Itabashi (板橋区, Itabashi-ku) is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. In English, it is called Itabashi City. Itabashi has sister-city relations with Burlington, Ontario, in Canada; Shijingshan District of Beijing in the People's Republic of China; and Bologna in Italy.

As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 547,270, and a population density of 16,990 persons per km2. The total area is 32.22 km2.

  1. ^ "Population by District". Tokyo Statistical Yearbook. Retrieved July 15, 2022.