Ōta, Tokyo
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大田区 | |
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| Ōta Ward | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Ōta in Tokyo Metropolis | |
| Coordinates: 35°33′41″N 139°42′58″E / 35.56139°N 139.71611°ECoordinates: 35°33′41″N 139°42′58″E / 35.56139°N 139.71611°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Tokyo Metropolis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tadayoshi Matsubara (since April 2007) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 59.46 km2 (22.96 sq mi) |
| Population (June 1, 2016) | |
| • Total | 716,413 |
| • Density | 12,048.65/km2 (31,205.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 5-13-14 Kamata 144-8621 |
| Website |
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| Symbols | |
| Bird | Cettia diphone |
| Flower | Prunus mume |
| Tree | Cinnamomum camphora |
The municipality calls itself "Ōta City" in English.[2]
History
Ōta Dōkan was the founder of Edo (now known as Tokyo).[3]
On 15 March 1947, the ward of Ōta was formed by combining the wards of Kamata and Ōmori.[4]
Geography
Ōta is a southern ward of Tokyo. Its southern border is the Tama River and the city of Kawasaki in Kanagawa Prefecture. On the north, Ōta borders the special wards of Shinagawa, Meguro and Setagaya. Tokyo Bay is on the east.
Ōta, Tokyo Media
Ota City Hall
Canon headquarters
Toyoko Inn headquarters in Kamata
Sega original headquarters. After its offices were relocated to Shinagawa in January 2018, the original office in Ota was later sold in February 2019 and will likely be torn down.
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Related pages
References
- ↑ Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG), "Municipalities within Tokyo" Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-4-2.
- ↑ Ōta City; retrieved 2012-4-2.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Ōta Dōkan" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 762.
- ↑ 大東京35区物語～15区から23区へ～東京23区の歴史 (in Japanese). Tokyo Metropolitan Archives. Archived from the original on 2020-06-17. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
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