Setagaya (Setagaya-ku in Japanese, officially Setagaya City) is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis, Japan, and also the name of a neighbourhood and administrative district within the ward. It has the largest population and the second largest area of Tokyo special wards after Ota: in July 2023 it had an estimated 940,071 residents, a density of about 16,194 people per square kilometre, and a total area of 58.06 square kilometres. Its official bird is the azure-winged magpie, its flower the fringed orchid and its tree the Zelkova serrata. In the Edo period 42 villages occupied the area, and the special ward was founded on 15 March 1947. Gotoku-ji, a Zen temple known as the birthplace of maneki-neko, stands there.
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1. Setagaya (Wikipedia)
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the ward has an estimated population of 940,071,
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with the total area of 58.06 km2
History
The special ward of Setagaya was founded on March 15, 1947.
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is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan
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is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan
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is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan
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