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Matsudo

Matsudo
松戸市
City
Matsudo City Hall
Matsudo City Hall
Flag of Matsudo
Flag
Official seal of Matsudo
Seal
Location of Matsudo in Chiba Prefecture
Location of Matsudo in Chiba Prefecture
Matsudo is located in Japan
Matsudo
Matsudo
 
Coordinates: 35°47′15.5″N 139°54′11.4″E / 35.787639°N 139.903167°E / 35.787639; 139.903167Coordinates: 35°47′15.5″N 139°54′11.4″E / 35.787639°N 139.903167°E / 35.787639; 139.903167
Country Japan
Region Kantō
Prefecture Chiba Prefecture
Government
 • Mayor Kenji Hongoya (since July 2010)
Area
 • Total 61.38 km2 (23.70 sq mi)
Population (February 2016)
 • Total 483,796
 • Density 7,880/km2 (20,400/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
-Tree Castanopsis, eucalyptus, sakura, Pyrus pyrifolia
- Flower Azalea, hydrangea and Asteroideae
- Bird Ural owl, barn swallow and white heron
Phone number 047-366-1111
Address 387-5, Nemoto, Matsudo-shi, Chiba-ken 271-8588
Website

www.city.matsudo.chiba.jp (Japanese)

Matsudo City International Portal (English)

www.city.matsudo.chiba.jp (Japanese)

Matsudo (松戸市 Matsudo-shi?) is a city in northern Chiba Prefecture, Japan.

As of February 2016, the city has an estimated population of 483,796 and a population density of 7,880 persons per km2. The total area was 61.38 square kilometres (23.70 sq mi).

Matsudo is located in the far northwestern corner of Chiba Prefecture, bordered by the Edogawa River to the west.

Chiba Prefecture

Saitama Prefecture

Tokyo

The area around Matsudo has been inhabited since prehistoric times, and archaeologists have found remains from the Jōmon period, as well as burial tumuli from the Kofun period. During the Edo period, the area was tenryō controlled directly by the Tokugawa shogunate, and contained a number of horse ranches providing war horses for the Shogun’s armies. It also developed as a post station on the Mito Kaido connecting Edo with Mito. After the Meiji Restoration, Matsudo Town was created in Higashikatsushika District Chiba Prefecture in 1878. Matsudo attained city status on October 1, 1943.


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