Kanazawa

Kanazawa
金沢市
Kanazawa City distant view from Utatsuyama Park
Kanazawa CastleKenrokuen
Higashi-ChayaNishi-Chaya
Downtown of Kōrinbō21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa
Flag of Kanazawa
Official seal of Kanazawa
Location of Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture
Location of Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture
Kanazawa is located in Japan
Kanazawa
Kanazawa
 
Coordinates: 36°33′39.8″N 136°39′23.1″E / 36.561056°N 136.656417°E / 36.561056; 136.656417
CountryJapan
RegionChūbu (Hokuriku)
PrefectureIshikawa Prefecture
Government
 • MayorTakashi Murayama (from March 2022)
Area
 • Total468.64 km2 (180.94 sq mi)
Population
 (January 1, 2018)
 • Total466,029
 • Density990/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (Japan Standard Time)
City symbols 
TreePrunus mume
FlowerIris
Salvia splendens
Begonia
Impatiens walleriana
Pelargonium
Phone number076-220-2111
Address1-1-1 Hirozaka, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa-ken 920-8577
WebsiteOfficial website

Kanazawa (金沢市, Kanazawa-shi) is the capital of Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan. As of 1 January 2018, the city had an estimated population of 466,029 in 203,271 households, and a population density of 990 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city was 468.64 square kilometres (180.94 sq mi).


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