Kawasaki
city in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan
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Summary
Kawasaki is a city designated by government ordinance[1]. Kawasaki draws 7,633 Wikipedia views per month (city designated by government ordinance category, ranking #16 of 20).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Kanagawa Prefecture[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Tama River[5], Port of Kawasaki[6], Tokyo Bay[7]
- Head of government: Norihiko Fukuda[8]
- Instance of: city of Japan[9], satellite city[10]
- Capital: Kawasaki-ku[11]
- Shares border with: Yokohama[12], Ota[13], Setagaya[14], Chōfu[15], Komae[16], Inagi[17], Tama[18], Machida[19]
- Anthem: 川崎市歌[20], I Love Kawasaki, the City of Love[21]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Kawasaki-ku[22], Saiwai-ku[23], Nakahara-ku[24], Takatsu-ku[25], Tama-ku[26], Miyamae-ku[27], Asao-ku[28]
- Twinned administrative body: Rijeka[29], Nakashibetsu[30], Fujimi[31], Naha[32], Baltimore[33], Wollongong[34], Sheffield[35], Salzburg[36], Lübeck[37], Bucheon[38], Shenyang[39], Bandung[40]
- Legislative body: 川崎市議会[41]
- Postal code: 210-0002–210-0865[42]
- Commons category: Kawasaki, Kanagawa[43]
- Located in time zone: Japan Standard Time[44], UTC+09:00[45]
- Local dialing code: 44[46]
- Inception: July 1, 1924[47]
- Located in/on physical feature: Kantō Plain[48]
- Official website: https://www.city.kawasaki.jp/[49]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kawasaki, Kanagawa[50]
- Commons gallery: 川崎市[51]
- Population: 1,539,522[52], 1,475,213[53], 1,425,512[54]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Kawasaki[55]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[56]
- Replaces: Kawasaki[57]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Kawasaki include Kawasaki Station[58], a railway station[59], in Japan[60], founded in 1872[61].
Why It Matters
Kawasaki has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] Kawasaki is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]
Entities named for Kawasaki include Kawasaki Station[58], a railway station[59], in Japan[60], founded in 1872[61].