Chofu, Tokyo
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Chōfu 調布市 |
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Chōfu City Hall
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 Location of Chōfu in Tokyo Metropolis |
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 Chōfu
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| Coordinates: 35°39′2.21″N 139°32′26.4″E / 35.6506139°N 139.540667°ECoordinates: 35°39′2.21″N 139°32′26.4″E / 35.6506139°N 139.540667°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kantō | ||
| Prefecture | Tokyo Metropolis | ||
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| • Mayor | Yoshiki Nagatomo (since July 2002) | ||
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| • Total | 21.58 km2 (8.33 sq mi) | ||
| Population (February 2016) | |||
| • Total | 228,633 | ||
| • Density | 10,590/km2 (27,400/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
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| • Tree | Cinnamomum camphora | ||
| • Flower | Lagerstroemia indica | ||
| • Bird | Japanese white-eye | ||
| Phone number | 042-481-7111 | ||
| Address | 2-35-1 Kojima-cho, Chōfu-shi, Tokyo-to 182-8511 | ||
| Website | Chōfu city official HP | ||
Chōfu (調布市 Chōfu-shi?) is a city located in Tokyo Metropolis, in the central Kantō region of Japan. As of 1 February 2016[update], the city had an estimated population of 228,663 and a population density of 10,590 persons per km². Its total area was 21.58 square kilometres (8.33 sq mi).
Chōfu is approximately in the south-center of Tokyo Metropolis, approximately 20 kilometers from downtown Tokyo, on the Musashino Terrace bordered by the floodplains of the Tama River and the Iruma River.
The area of present-day Chōfu has been inhabited since Japanese Paleolithic times, and numerous remains from the Jōmon, Yayoi and Kofun periods have been discovered. During the Nara period, it became part of ancient Musashi Province. During the Sengoku period, the area was frequently contested between the Late Hōjō clan and Uesugi clan. During the Edo period, the area prospered as a post station on the Kōshū Kaidō and as a center for sericulture.
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