Sekigahara
関ケ原町 | |
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 Sekigahara Town Hall | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Sekigahara in Gifu Prefecture | |
  Sekigahara | |
| Coordinates: 35°21′55.8″N 136°28′01″E / 35.365500°N 136.46694°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu |
| Prefecture | Gifu |
| District | Fuwa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kentarō Azai |
| Area | |
| • Total | 49.28 km2 (19.03 sq mi) |
| Population (December 1, 2018) | |
| • Total | 7,109 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| City symbols | |
| Phone number | 0585-22-2111 |
| Address | Sekigahara 894-58, Sekigahara-chō, Fuwa-gun, Gifu-ken 503-1592 |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Rock ptarmigan |
| Flower | Ume[1] |
| Tree | Japanese Cedar[1] |
Sekigahara (関ケ原町, Sekigahara-chō) is a town located in Fuwa District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 December 2018[update], the town had an estimated population of 7,109 and a population density of 140 persons per km2, in 2,725 households.[2] The total area of the town was 49.28 square kilometres (19.03 sq mi).
The town is most famous for the Battle of Sekigahara which ended the Sengoku Period and created the Tokugawa Shogunate. Due to this, Sekigahara is also a sister city of Waterloo, Belgium and Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, sites of other famous and significant battles on their continents.
- ^ a b 町のプロフィール>町章と町民憲章. Sekigahara official website (in Japanese). Retrieved August 14, 2011.
- ^ Sekigahara Town official statistics (in Japanese)