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Ebina, Kanagawa

Ebina
海老名市
City
Ebina City Hall
Ebina City Hall
Flag of Ebina
Flag
Location of Ebina in Kanagawa Prefecture
Location of Ebina in Kanagawa Prefecture
Ebina is located in Japan
Ebina
Ebina
 
Coordinates: 35°26′47″N 139°23′27″E / 35.44639°N 139.39083°E / 35.44639; 139.39083Coordinates: 35°26′47″N 139°23′27″E / 35.44639°N 139.39083°E / 35.44639; 139.39083
Country Japan
Region Kantō
Prefecture Kanagawa Prefecture
Government
 • Mayor Masaharu Uchino
Area
 • Total 26.59 km2 (10.27 sq mi)
Population (February 1, 2015)
 • Total 129,404
 • Density 4,870/km2 (12,600/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree Box tree
- Flower Azalea
- Bird Greenfinch
Phone number 046-231-2111
Address 175-1 Katase, Ebina-shi, Kanagawa-ken 243-0492
Website Official website

Ebina (海老名市 Ebina-shi?) is a city located in central Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

As of February 2015 the city had an estimated population of 129,494 and a population density of 4,870 persons per km². The total area is 26.69 km².

Ebina is located in the middle of the Sagami Plain, part of western Kantō Plain. The city sits on the eastern bank of the Sagami River. The Tōmei Expressway cuts across the southern end of the city.

The area of modern Ebina has been settled since prehistoric times, and has a number of remains from the Kofun period. Ebina became the provincial capital of Sagami Province in the Nara period, and was the location of the kokubunji, or provincial temple. It was home to the Yokoyama clan, one of the seven warrior clans of the Musashi region during the early Kamakura period. During the Edo period, the lands around Ebina were tenryō territory theoretically administered directly by the Tokugawa Shogunate in Edo; however, in reality, the area was a patchwork of small fiefs held by various hatamoto, as well as exclaves under the control of Sakura Domain and Karasuyama Domain.


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