Kamogawa, Chiba

Kamogawa
鴨川市
View from Uomizuka Tower Kamogawa Sea World Niemonjima Oyama Rice Terraces Kamogawa Grand Hotel Kamogawa Grand Tower Seichō-ji Kameda General Hospital]
View from Uomizuka Tower
Kamogawa Sea World Niemonjima
Oyama Rice Terraces Kamogawa Grand Hotel
Kamogawa Grand Tower
Seichō-ji Kameda General Hospital]
Flag
Official seal of Kamogawa
Location of Kamogawa in Chiba Prefecture
Location of Kamogawa in Chiba Prefecture
Kamogawa is located in Japan
Kamogawa
Kamogawa
 
Coordinates: 35°06′50.5″N 140°05′56″E / 35.114028°N 140.09889°E / 35.114028; 140.09889
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureChiba
Area
 • Total
191.30 km2 (73.86 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2020)
 • Total
31,722
 • Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number04-7092-1111
Address1450 Yokosuka, Kamogawa-shi, Chiba-ken 296-8601
ClimateCfa
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols
FishSparidae
FlowerRapeseed
TreePine
Kamogawa City Office
Niemonjima

Kamogawa (鴨川市, Kamogawa-shi) is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.[1] As of 1 December 2020, 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]

  1. ^ "Kamogawa". Encyclopedia of Japan. Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
  2. ^ "Kamogawa city official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
  3. ^ "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.