Chofu

Chōfu City Hall
Chōfu-shi ; 調布市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kanto
Prefecture :	Tokyo
Coordinates :	35 ° 39 ' N , 139 ° 32' E Coordinates: 35 ° 39 '2 " N , 139 ° 32' 27" E
Basic data
Surface:	21.53 km²
Residents :	239,650 ; (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	11,131 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	13208-0
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Camphor tree
Flower :	Lagerstroemia indica
Bird :	Zosterops japonicus
town hall
Address :	Chōfu City Hall ; 2 - 35 - 1 , Kojima-chō; Chōfu -shi ; Tōkyō 182-8511
Website URL:	http://www.city.chofu.tokyo.jp
Location of Chofu in Tokyo Prefecture

Chōfu ( Japanese 調布市 , - shi ) is a city in Tokyo Prefecture , about 20 km west of central Tokyo .

history

The area of the later city of Chōfu was populated at the latest since the Jōmon period , up to the Edo period 18 individual villages emerged.

In 1893 the area of Tokyo Prefecture was added. On April 1, 1955 , with the amalgamation of the two communities Chofu-machi and Jindai-machi, the city of Chofu was finally founded, which then had about 45,000 inhabitants.

geography

Chōfu is on the left bank of the Tama , which marks the border with Kawasaki (Kanagawa) and Inagi in the south and southeast. In the west Chōfu borders on Fuchū , in the north on Koganei and Mitaka and in the east on Setagaya and Komae .