Hamura, Tokyo
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Hamura 羽村市 |
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Hamura City Hall
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 Location of Hamura in Tokyo Metropolis |
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 Hamura
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| Coordinates: 35°46′1.8″N 139°18′39.4″E / 35.767167°N 139.310944°ECoordinates: 35°46′1.8″N 139°18′39.4″E / 35.767167°N 139.310944°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kantō | ||
| Prefecture | Tokyo Metropolis | ||
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| • Total | 9.90 km2 (3.82 sq mi) | ||
| Population (February 2016) | |||
| • Total | 55,596 | ||
| • Density | 5,620/km2 (14,600/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
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| • Tree | Ginkgo | ||
| • Flower | Sakura | ||
| • Bird | Brown hawk owl | ||
| Phone number | 042-555-1111 | ||
| Address | 5-2-1 Midorigaoka, Hamura-shi, Tokyo-to 205-8601 | ||
| Website | www |
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Hamura (羽村市 Hamura-shi?) is a city located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, in the central Kantō region of Japan. As of 1 February 2016[update], the city had an estimated population of 55,596 and a population density of 5620 persons per km². Its total area was 9.90 square kilometres (3.82 sq mi).
The J-Pop singing duet Cazacy calls Hamura home.
Hamura is approximately in the west-center of Tokyo Metropolis, on the Musashino Terrace. It flanks the Tama River about 50 kilometres (31 mi) upriver from the mouth.
The area of present-day Hamura 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. The Tamagawa Josui, an artificial waterway completed in 1653 to divert water from the Tama River and carry it as drinking water to Edo, begins in what is now part of Hamura.
In the post-Meiji Restoration cadastral reform of April 1, 1889, several villages (one of which was named Hane-mura) merged to form Nishitama Village in Nishitama District, at that time part of Kanagawa Prefecture. The entire district was transferred to the control of Tokyo Prefecture on April 1, 1893. In 1956, Nishitama Village became the town of Hamura. On November 1, 1991, Hamura was elevated to city status.
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