Tachikawa, Tokyo

Tachikawa
立川市
Tama Intercity Monorail viewed from Green Springs
Tama Intercity Monorail viewed from Green Springs
Flag of Tachikawa
Official seal of Tachikawa
Location of Tachikawa in Tokyo
Location of Tachikawa in Tokyo
Tachikawa is located in Japan
Tachikawa
Tachikawa
 
Coordinates: 35°41′39.2″N 139°25′10.8″E / 35.694222°N 139.419667°E / 35.694222; 139.419667
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureTokyo
First official recorded8th century (official)
Town settledDecember 1, 1924
City settledDecember 1, 1940
Government
 • MayorDaishi Sakai (from September 2023)
Area
 • Total
24.36 km2 (9.41 sq mi)
Population
 (March 1, 2021)
 • Total
184,383
 • Density7,600/km2 (20,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Symbols 
• TreeZelkova serrata
• FlowerMagnolia kobus
Phone number042-523-2111
Address1156-9 Izumi-cho, Tachikawa-shi, Tokyo 190-8666
Websitecity.tachikawa.lg.jp
Showa Memorial Park

Tachikawa (立川市, Tachikawa-shi) is a city located in the western portion of the Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. As of 1 March 2021, the city had an estimated population of 184,383 in 93,428 households, and a population density of 7,600 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city is 24.36 square kilometres (9.41 sq mi).

  1. ^ "Tachikawa city official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.