Tachikawa

Tachikawa City Hall
Tachikawa-shi ; 立川市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kanto
Prefecture :	Tokyo
Coordinates :	35 ° 42 ' N , 139 ° 25' E Coordinates: 35 ° 41 '38 " N , 139 ° 25' 10" E
Height :	80 m
Basic data
Surface:	24.38 km²
Residents :	180,880 ; (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	7419 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	13202-1
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Japanese zelkove
Flower :	Kobushi magnolia
town hall
Address :	Tachikawa City Hall ; 1156 - 9 Izumi-chō; Tachikawa -shi ; Tōkyō 190-8666
Website URL:	city.tachikawa.lg.jp
Location of Tachikawas in Tokyo Prefecture

Tachikawa ( Japanese 立川市 , - shi ) is a city in Tokyo Prefecture, west of Tokyo .

geography

Tachikawa is west of Tokyo and north of Hachioji . The Tama River flows through the city from southwest to southeast.

history

As Tachikawa- mura , as a village community in the district Kitatama (North Tama) of Kanagawa Prefecture , was Tachikawa in 1889 with the introduction of modern municipal orders. It became part of Tokyo Prefecture in 1893 when the three western parts of Tama County were transferred from Kanagawa to Tokyo. In 1923 Tachikawa became a Tachikawa- machi (district) city. Tachikawa-shi has existed since 1940 , it was the third independent city in Tokyo after Tokyo and Hachiōji and the 175th nationwide.