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Tachikawa

Eastern Asia

Tachikawa (立川市, Tachikawa-shi) is a city in Tokyo Prefecture, in the Kantō region of Japan. The city's English Wikipedia article reports an estimated population of 184,383 living in 93,428 households as of 1 March 2021, a density of about 7,600 people per square kilometre. The municipality covers a total area of 24.36 square kilometres. As a shi, it is one of the three kinds of municipality used in Japan, alongside towns and villages, and it runs its local administration through a mayor and a city council within Tokyo Prefecture. The population and area figures are those quoted in the article at the time of writing and may differ from later census results.

Facts
Population
183,581 1
Area (sq km)
24.36 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Japan: Administrative Division
citypopulation.deTokyo Prefecture section of the table, 2020-10-01 census column
Quote, Tokyo Prefecture section of the table, 2020-10-01 census column
Tachikawa City (-shi) 立川市 157,884 164,709 172,566 179,668 176,295 183,581 189,141
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2. Tachikawa, Tokyo (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, area
    The total area of the city is 24.36 square kilometres
  • Part Of: Japan, Lead, first sentence
    is a city located in the western portion of the Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
  • On Continent: Asia, Lead, first sentence
    is a city located in the western portion of the Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Lead, first sentence
    is a city located in the western portion of the Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 35.7139,139.4079
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results, elevation
Quote, results, elevation
"elevation": 97.0
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4. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 35.75, 139.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 35.75, 139.25
35.75 139.25 Cfa
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