Tama area
The Tama region or the Tama region ( Japanese 多 摩 地域 , Tama-chiiki ) is the western part of Tokyo Prefecture , i.e. the entire prefecture area west of the 23 capital districts . Geographically, the area is part of the Okuchichibu Mountains (2017 m high in the Kumotori-yama), the Musashino Plateau ( 武 蔵 野台 地 , Musashino-daichi ), the Tama Hills and the Tama River Plain .
The entire area covers 1,169.49 km² in 26 independent cities ( shi ), 3 small towns ( chō ) and one village ( son ). The area has 4,128,111 inhabitants, with a population density of 3,529.83 inhabitants per km² (as of May 1, 2008). The population is distributed very differently due to the geographical conditions and the proximity to the center of Tokyo. In Okutama, located in the far northwest of the area, there are 27 inhabitants per km², while in the heavily urbanized Komae in the southeast the population density is 12,264 inhabitants per km². Historically, the Tama region largely corresponds to the Tama-gun (Tama County) of Musashi Province excluding East Tama County and two parishes from South Tama that were incorporated into Tokyo City in the early 20th century , and was from 1871 to 1893 part of Kanagawa Prefecture .
The major cities are in detail:
The rest of the area, the small towns of Hinode , Mizuho , Okutama, and Hinohara Village are in Nishitama County .