Katsushika
special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan
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Summary
Katsushika is a special ward of Japan[1]. Katsushika draws 2,408 Wikipedia views per month (special ward of japan category, ranking #21 of 23).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Tokyo[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Arakawa River[5], Edo River[6], Naka River[7]
- Shares border with: Edogawa[8], Adachi[9], Sumida[10], Matsudo[11], Misato[12], Yashio[13]
- Named after: Katsushika district[14]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Aoto[15], Okudo[16], Ohanajaya[17], Kanamachi[18], Kanamachi-Jōsuijō[19], Kamakura[20], Kameari[21], Kosuge[22], Shibamata[23], Shiratori[24], Shin-Koiwa[25], Takasago[26], Takaramachi[27], Tateishi[28]
- Headquarters location: Katsushika City Hall[29]
- Twinned administrative body: Floridsdorf[30]
- Legislative body: 葛飾区議会[31]
- Part of: ward area of Tokyo[32], Tokyo[33]
- Commons category: Katsushika, Tokyo[34]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[35]
- Inception: July 1, 1943[36], May 3, 1947[37], October 1, 1932[38]
- Official website: https://www.city.katsushika.lg.jp/[39]
- Topic's main category: Category:Katsushika[40]
- Population: 451,772[41], 442,913[42], 442,586[43]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Katsushika[44]
- Replaces: Tokyo City[45]
- Legal form: special local public entity of Japan[46]
- Native label: 葛飾区[47]
Why It Matters
Katsushika has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] Katsushika is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]