Chōfu 調布市 | |
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 Chōfu City Hall | |
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 Location of Chōfu inTokyo Metropolis | |
  Chōfu | |
| Coordinates:35°39′2.21″N139°32′26.4″E / 35.6506139°N 139.540667°E /35.6506139; 139.540667 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Tokyo |
| First official recorded | 80 AD (official) |
| Town settled | April 1, 1889 |
| City settled | April 1, 1955 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yoshiki Nagatomo (since July 2002) |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.58 km2 (8.33 sq mi) |
| Population (April 2021) | |
• Total | 238,087 |
| • Density | 11,030/km2 (28,570/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| City symbols | |
| • Tree | Cinnamomum camphora |
| • Flower | Lagerstroemia indica |
| • Bird | Japanese white-eye |
| Phone number | 042-481-7111 |
| Address | 2-35-1 Kojima-cho, Chōfu-shi, Tokyo-to 182-8511 |
| Website | Official website |
Chōfu (調布市,Chōfu-shi) is acity in the western side ofTokyo Metropolis, Japan. As of 1 April 2021[update], the city had an estimated population of 238,087, and apopulation density of 11,000 per km2. the total area of the city is 21.58 square kilometres (8.33 sq mi).[1]
Chōfu is approximately in the south-center of Tokyo Metropolis, approximately 20 kilometers west from downtown Tokyo, on theMusashino Terrace bordered by the floodplains of theTama River and theIruma River.[2]
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Chōfu has ahumid subtropical climate (KöppenCfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Chōfu is 14.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1647 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.1 °C.[3]
Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Chōfu has grown steadily over the past century, and increased especially rapidly in the 1950s and 1960s.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1920 | 8,619 | — |
| 1930 | 11,398 | +32.2% |
| 1940 | 17,825 | +56.4% |
| 1950 | 34,865 | +95.6% |
| 1960 | 68,621 | +96.8% |
| 1970 | 157,488 | +129.5% |
| 1980 | 180,548 | +14.6% |
| 1990 | 197,677 | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 204,759 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 223,593 | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 242,614 | +8.5% |
The area of present-day Chōfu has been inhabited sinceJapanese Paleolithic times, and numerous remains from theJōmon,Yayoi andKofun periods have been discovered. During theNara period, it became part of ancientMusashi Province. During theSengoku period, the area was frequently contested between theLater Hōjō clan andUesugi clan. During theEdo period, the area prospered as apost station on theKōshū Kaidō and as a center forsericulture. The origin of the city name "Chōfu" comes from the fact that it was allowed to pay taxes in cloth instead of in rice.
In the post-Meiji Restoration cadastral reform of April 1, 1889, Chōfu Town and neighboring Jindai Village were established withinKanagawa Prefecture. The entire district was transferred to the control of Tokyo Metropolis on April 1, 1893. Jindai was elevated to town status on November 3, 1952, and merged with Chōfu Town on April 1, 1955, to form the present city of Chōfu.
Chōfu has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral city council of 28 members. Chōfu, together with the city of Komae, contributes three members to the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part ofTokyo 22nd district of thelower house of theDiet of Japan.
Chōfu is primarily a regional commercial center, and abedroom community ("bed town" ベッドタウン, beddotaun) for central Tokyo. The headquarters of theJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) are also located in the city.
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Colleges and universities:
Primary and secondary education
Metropolitan high schools:
Municipal junior high schools:[5]
Municipal elementary schools:[5]
Private schools:
The Chōfu City Fireworks Festival, attended by as many as 300,000 people along the banks of the Tamagawa River.
Chōfu has a large cultural centre that supports many groups encouraging the integration of foreigners into Japanese society, providing free Japanese,Shodo,Ikebana,Karate (and many other) lessons.
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There is a park and memorial hall commemorating the life of novelistMushanokōji Saneatsu, a former resident of Chōfu.
For the1964 Summer Olympics, the city served as part of the route for theathletic 50-kilometer walk andmarathon events.[6]
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