Kawasaki
city in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan
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Summary
Kawasaki is a city designated by government ordinance[1].
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Kanagawa Prefecture[2]
- Country: Japan[3]
- Located in or next to body of water: Tama River[4], Port of Kawasaki[5], Tokyo Bay[6]
- Head of government: Norihiko Fukuda[7]
- Instance of: city of Japan[8], satellite city[9]
- Capital: Kawasaki-ku[10]
- Shares border with: Yokohama[11], Ota[12], Setagaya[13], Chōfu[14], Komae[15], Inagi[16], Tama[17], Machida[18]
- Anthem: 川崎市歌[19], I Love Kawasaki, the City of Love[20]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Kawasaki-ku[21], Saiwai-ku[22], Nakahara-ku[23], Takatsu-ku[24], Tama-ku[25], Miyamae-ku[26], Asao-ku[27]
- Twinned administrative body: Rijeka[28], Nakashibetsu[29], Fujimi[30], Naha[31], Baltimore[32], Wollongong[33], Sheffield[34], Salzburg[35], Lübeck[36], Bucheon[37], Shenyang[38], Bandung[39]
- Legislative body: 川崎市議会[40]
- Postal code: 210-0002–210-0865[41]
- Local dialing code: 44[42]
- Inception: July 1, 1924[43]
- Located in/on physical feature: Kantō Plain[44]
- Official website: https://www.city.kawasaki.jp/[45]
- Population: 1,539,522[46], 1,475,213[47], 1,425,512[48]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Kawasaki[49]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[50]
- Replaces: Kawasaki[51], Daishi[52], Miyuki[53]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Kawasaki include Kawasaki Station[54], a railway station[55], in Japan[56], founded in 1872[57].
Why It Matters
Entities named for Kawasaki include Kawasaki Station[54], a railway station[55], in Japan[56], founded in 1872[57].