Sagamihara

Sagamihara (相模原市, Sagamihara-shi) is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 May 2021, the city has an estimated population of 723,470, with 334,812 households, and a population density of 1,220 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 328.91 square kilometres (126.99 sq mi). Sagamihara is the third-most-populous city in the prefecture, after Yokohama and Kawasaki, and the fifth most populous suburb of the Greater Tokyo Area. Its northern neighbor is Machida, with which a cross-prefectural merger has been proposed.

Sagamihara
相模原市
Sagamihara City
From top left: Tanzawa mountains, USARJ Sagami General Depot, Lake Sagami, Hashimoto District, Odakyu Sagami-Ōno Station, JAXA Sagamihara Campus, Sakura Festival
Location of Sagamihara in Kanagawa Prefecture
Sagamihara
 
Coordinates: 35°34′N 139°22′E
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureKanagawa
First official recorded110 AD
City settledNovember 20, 1954
Government
  MayorKentarō Motomura (since April 2019)
Area
  Total328.91 km2 (126.99 sq mi)
Population
 (May 1, 2021)
  Total723,470
  Density2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
– TreeZelkova serrata
– FlowerHydrangea
– BirdSkylark
Phone number042-754-1111
Address2-11-15 Chūō, Chūō-ku, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa-ken 252-5277
WebsiteOfficial website

On April 1, 2010, the city became the 19th city designated by government ordinance. As a result of this, three wards were established: Midori-ku, Chūō-ku and Minami-ku.

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