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Kokubunji

Total population

123,290

Founded

1964

Land area11.46 km²
Coordinates35.71°, 139.45°

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City facts

Founded
1964
Area
11.46 km²
Time zone
UTC+09:00

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Overview

Kokubunji is a city located in the western portion of the Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. As of 1 March 2021, the city had an estimated population of 126,791, and a population density of 11,000 persons per km2. The total area of the city was 11.46 square kilometres (4.42 sq mi).

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History & geography

History

The area of present-day Kokubunji was part of ancient Musashi Province, and was the site of the Nara period Provincial temple of that province. In the post-Meiji Restoration cadastral reform of 1878, the area became part of Kitatama District in Kanagawa Prefecture. The village of Kokubunji was created on April 1, 1889, with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. Kitatama District was transferred to the administrative control of Tokyo Metropolis on April 1, 1893. Kokubunji was elevated to town status in 1940, and to city status on November 3, 1964.

Geography

Kokubunji is located on the Musashino Terrace of western Tokyo, approximately in the geographic center of the Tokyo Metropolis. The city extends for about 5.68 kilometers east-to-west by about 3.86 kilometers north-to-south. Tokyo Metropolis *Fuchū *Kodaira *Koganei *Kunitachi *Tachikawa Kokubunji has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kokubunji is 14.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1647 mm, with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August (at around 25.5 °C) and lowest in January (at around 2.6 °C).

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Latitude
35.7097
Longitude
139.4542
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Official Identifiers

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JIS code
132144
Population (Wikidata)
129,619
Wikidata
Q317834

JIS X 0402 dantai codes via Wikidata P429

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  • e-Stat / Statistics Bureau of Japan — JIS X 0402 dantai code via Wikidata P429 (prefecture, municipality)
  • e-Stat — Statistics Bureau of Japan — JIS X 0402 dantai codes via Wikidata P429