Kamogawa
鴨川市 | |||||||||
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 Location of Kamogawa in Chiba Prefecture | |||||||||
  Kamogawa | |||||||||
| Coordinates: 35°06′50.5″N 140°05′56″E / 35.114028°N 140.09889°E | |||||||||
| Country | Japan | ||||||||
| Region | Kantō | ||||||||
| Prefecture | Chiba | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| • Total | 191.30 km2 (73.86 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population (December 2020) | |||||||||
| • Total | 31,722 | ||||||||
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) | ||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) | ||||||||
| Phone number | 04-7092-1111 | ||||||||
| Address | 1450 Yokosuka, Kamogawa-shi, Chiba-ken 296-8601 | ||||||||
| Climate | Cfa | ||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||
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| Fish | Sparidae | ||||||||
| Flower | Rapeseed | ||||||||
| Tree | Pine | ||||||||
Kamogawa (鴨川市, Kamogawa-shi) is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.[1] As of 1 December 2020[update], the city had an estimated population of 31,722 in 14,558 households and a population density of 170 persons per km2.[2] The total area of the city is 191.14 square kilometers (73.80 sq mi).
The name of the city consists of two kanji characters: the first, kamo (鴨), meaning "duck", and the second, kawa (川), meaning "river".[3]
- ^ "Kamogawa". Encyclopedia of Japan. Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
- ^ "Kamogawa city official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
- ^ "鴨川（市）" [Kamogawa]. Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 153301537. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-06-02.