Okutama, Tokyo
town in Nishitama district, Tokyo, Japan
Okutama (奥多摩町, Okutama-machi) is a town in Greater Metropolitan Tokyo, Japan.[1]
Okutama
奥多摩町 | |
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City | |
 Fishing is popular in Okutama | |
 Flag  Emblem | |
  Okutama Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 35°48′34.4″N 139°5′46.3″E / 35.809556°N 139.096194°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Tokyo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Fumio Kawamura |
| Area | |
| • Total | 225.63 km2 (87.12 sq mi) |
| Population (August 1, 2007) | |
| • Total | 6,712 |
| • Density | 29.75/km2 (77.1/sq mi) |
| Symbols | |
| • Tree | Cryptomeria |
| • Flower | Azalea |
| • Bird | Copper Pheasant |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| City hall address | 215-6, Hikawa, Okutama Town, Nishitama-gun, Tokyo 198-0212 |
| Website | Town of Okutama |
Geography change
Okutama has an area of 225.63 km². Mount Kumotori, Tokyo's highest peak at 2017 m, divides Okutama from the Okuchichibu region of the neighboring Saitama and Yamanashi Prefectures. Tokyo's northernmost and westernmost points lie in Okutama, as does Lake Okutama, an important source of water for Tokyo, located above the Ogōchi Dam in the town.
References change
- ↑ Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG), "Municipalities within Tokyo" Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-3-26.
Other websites change
- http://www.town.okutama.tokyo.jp/english/index.html Archived 2012-03-07 at the Wayback Machine; (in Japanese) Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine
