is a city

Cities of Japan

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 located in Tokyo

Tokyo

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, Japan

Japan

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As of 2009, the city has an estimated population

Population

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 of 197,366 and the density

Population density

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 of 12,452.11 persons per km². The total area is 15.85 km².

The city was founded on January 21, 2001. Before that date, the area was two separate cities Hoya

Hoya, Tokyo

was a city located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. At the time of its merger, the city had an estimated population of 102,720 and a density of 11,350 persons per km². The total area was 9.05 km²....

 and Tanashi

Tanashi, Tokyo

was a city located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. At the time of its merger, the city had an estimated population of 78,165 and a density of 11,495 persons per km². The total area was 6.8 km²....

; Hoya and Tanashi merged

Merger and dissolution of municipalities of Japan

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 in 2001. The name Nishi-tokyo means "West Tokyo."

Geography

Nishitokyo is located at the centre of the geological/geographical region known as the Musashino Terrace

Musashino Terrace

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, and is covered with the Kantō loam formation. Even though it belongs to an area, Tama, with bad water supply, the city has a good water supply, owing to rivers running through the city - the Shakujii River

Shakujii River

The is a river which flows throughthe northwest quadrant of central Tokyo, Japan.Its source is in the district of Hana-koganei-minami-chō, Kodaira City, nearthe Musashino Danchi...

, Shirako River, Shin River

Shin River

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 (tributary of Shirako River) and Tamagawa Josui River. From east to west, the city is about 4.8 km, and from south to north is about 5.6 km.

Neighboring municipality

• East - Nerima Ward
• West - Kodaira City
• South - Koganei City and Musashino City
  Musashino
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• North - Niiza City, Saitama Prefecture
  Saitama Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which a large amount of residents commute each day.- History...
  
  
• Northwest - Higashikurume City

Area

• Old Hoya

Fuji-machi, Hibarigaoka, Higashi-cho, Higashi-fushimi, Hoya-cho, Izumi-cho, Kita-machi, Naka-machi, Sakae-cho, Shimo-hoya, Shin-machi, Sumiyoshi-cho, Yagisawa

• Old Tanashi

Kitahara-cho, Midori-cho, Minami-cho, Mukodai-cho, Nishihara-cho, Shibakubo-cho, Tanashi-cho, Yato-cho,

History

Old Tanashi flourished in the Edo period

Edo period

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 when it was established as a post station. Since the end of that period, the city has gradually descended since the Kobu Railroad veers off away from the city.

It is known from digs at Hoya that human beings have lived in this area since the Jōmon period

Jomon period

The is the time in Japanese prehistory from about 14,000 BC to 300 BC.The term jōmon means "cord-patterned" in Japanese. This refers to the pottery style characteristic of the Jōmon culture, and which has markings made using sticks with cords wrapped around them...

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Education

The city operates public elementary and junior high schools.

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education is the board of education in Tokyo, Japan. The board manages the individual school systems within the metropolis. The board also directly manages all of the public high schools in Tokyo...

operates public high schools.

• Hoya High School
• Tanashi High School
• Tanashi High School of Technology

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