Ayase, Kanagawa
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Ayase 綾瀬市 |
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Ayase City Hall
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 Location of Ayase in Kanagawa Prefecture |
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| Coordinates: 35°26′N 139°26′E / 35.433°N 139.433°ECoordinates: 35°26′N 139°26′E / 35.433°N 139.433°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kantō | ||
| Prefecture | Kanagawa Prefecture | ||
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| • Mayor | Shirojiro Kasama (since July 2004) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 22.28 km2 (8.60 sq mi) | ||
| Population (June 1, 2012) | |||
| • Total | 83,453 | ||
| • Density | 3,750/km2 (9,700/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
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| • Tree | Maple | ||
| • Flower | Rose | ||
| • Bird | Common kingfisher | ||
| Phone number | 0467-77-1111 | ||
| Address | 550 Hayakawa, Ayase-shi, Kanagawa-ken 252-1192 | ||
| Website | www |
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Ayase (綾瀬市 Ayase-shi?) is a city located in central Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is on the east bank of the Sagami River and is bordered by Yamato, Fujisawa and Ebina cities. It should not be confused with a neighborhood of the same name in the special ward of Adachi, Tokyo.
As of June 2012, the city has an estimated population of 83,453 and a population density of 3,750 persons per km2. The total area is 22.28 km2 (8.60 sq mi).
Ayase is in the plains of north-central Kanagawa Prefecture along the banks of the Sagami River.
In the Edo period, the area of modern Ayase was part of the tenryō territory in Sagami Province controlled directly by the Tokugawa shogunate, but administered through various hatamoto. After the Meiji restoration, the area became part of Kōza District, Kanagawa Prefecture. The village of Ayase was created on April 1, 1889 through the merger of eight small hamlets, and was elevated to town status on April 1, 1945. On November 11, 1978, Ayase became the newest city in Kanagawa Prefecture. The Naval Air Facility Atsugi, one of the key United States military bases on the Kantō region, occupies approximately 18% of the area of the city.
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