Higashiyamato 東大和市 | |
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 Higashiyamato City Hall | |
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 Location of Higashiyamato inTokyo Prefecture | |
  Higashiyamato | |
| Coordinates:35°45′00″N139°25′35″E / 35.75000°N 139.42639°E /35.75000; 139.42639 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Tokyo |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.42 km2 (5.18 sq mi) |
| Population (April 2021) | |
• Total | 85,294 |
| • Density | 6,356/km2 (16,460/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| - Tree | Zelkova serrata |
| - Flower | Azalea |
| Phone number | 042-563-2111 |
| Address | 3-930 Chuo, Higashiyamato-shi, Tokyo-to 207-8585 |
| Website | Official website |
Higashiyamato (東大和市,Higashi-yamato-shi) is acity located in thewestern portion of theTokyo Metropolis,Japan. As of 1 April 2021[update], the city had an estimatedpopulation of 85,294, and apopulation density of 6400 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city was 13.42 square kilometres (5.18 sq mi).
Higashiyamato is approximately in the north-center of Tokyo Metropolis, on theMusashino Terrace, bordered bySaitama Prefecture to the north.
Higashiyamato has ahumid subtropical climate (KöppenCfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Higashiyamato is 13.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1647 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.4 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.5 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Higashiyamato has grown steadily over the past century.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1920 | 5,017 | — |
| 1930 | 5,442 | +8.5% |
| 1940 | 8,152 | +49.8% |
| 1950 | 12,366 | +51.7% |
| 1960 | 14,239 | +15.1% |
| 1970 | 46,173 | +224.3% |
| 1980 | 65,553 | +42.0% |
| 1990 | 75,132 | +14.6% |
| 2000 | 77,212 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 83,068 | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 83,910 | +1.0% |
The area of present-day Higashiyamato was part of ancientMusashi Province. In the post-Meiji Restoration cadastral reform of April 1, 1889, Takagi Village was established within Kitatama District ofKanagawa Prefecture. The entire district was transferred to the control of Tokyo Prefecture on April 1, 1893. Takagi Village merged with five neighboring villages to form Yamato Village on November 1, 1919. It was elevated to town status on May 3, 1954 and renamed as Higashiyamato on its promotion to a city, on October 1, 1970.
There was a Hitachi Aircraft Company factory located in Higashiyamato duringWorld War II. It was destroyed by US bombing raids. TheFormer Hitachi Aircraft Tachikawa Factory Transformer Substation was damaged during air attacks but remains as awar memorial.[4]
Higashiyamato has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral city council of 22 members. Higashiyamato, collectively with Higashimurayama and Musashimurayama contributes three members to the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part ofTokyo 20th district of thelower house of theDiet of Japan.
Higashiyamato is primary a regional commercial center, and abedroom community for central Tokyo.
The city's two public high schools are operated by theTokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education.
Higashiyamato has ten public elementary schools and five public junior high schools, operated by the city.
Municipal junior high schools:[5]
Municipal elementary schools:[5]
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