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Kodaira (小平市, Kodaira-shi) is a city located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. As of 1 April 2021^[update], the city had an estimated population of 195,207 in 93,654 households, and a population density of 9500 persons per km².[1] The total area of the city was 20.51 square kilometres (7.92 sq mi).

Kodaira 小平市
City
Kodaira City Hall
Flag Seal
Location of Kodaira in Tokyo
Kodaira
Coordinates: 35°43′42.6″N 139°28′38.8″E
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Tokyo
Government
• Mayor	Masanori Kobayashi (since April 2005)
Area
• Total	20.51 km2 (7.92 sq mi)
Population  (April 2021)
• Total	195,207
• Density	9,500/km2 (25,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Symbols
• Tree	Zelkova serrata
• Flower	Azalea
• Bird	Japanese pygmy woodpecker
Phone number	042-341-1211
Address	2-1333 Ogawa, Kodaira-shi, Tokyo 187-8701
Website	Official website

Geography

Kodaira is located in the Musashino Terrace near the geographic centre of Tokyo Metropolis.

Surrounding municipalities

Tokyo Metropolis

• Nishitokyo
• Tachikawa
• Higashimurayama
• Higashiiyamato
• Higashikurume
• Kokubunji
• Koganei

Climate

Kodaira has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kodaira is 14.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1647 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.5 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.6 °C.[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Kodaira increased rapidly in the 1950s and 1960s.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1920	6,068	—
1930	6,558	+8.1%
1940	8,674	+32.3%
1950	21,659	+149.7%
1960	52,923	+144.3%
1970	137,373	+159.6%
1980	154,610	+12.5%
1990	164,013	+6.1%
2000	178,623	+8.9%
2010	187,039	+4.7%

History

The area of present-day Kodaira was part of ancient Musashi Province, but was a largely unpopulated area under the opening of the Tamagawa Aqueduct in the Edo period made agriculture possible. In the post-Meiji Restoration cadastral reform of July 22, 1878, the area became part of Kitatama District in Kanagawa Prefecture. The village of Kodaira was created on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. Kitatama District was transferred to the administrative control of Tokyo Metropolis on April 1, 1893. The population of the area expanded after the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake with the relocation of universities and housing areas from central Tokyo. Kodaira was elevated to town status in 1944 and to city status on October 1, 1962.

Government

Kodaira has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 28 members. Kodaira contributes two members to the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Tokyo 18th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Education

Universities

• Tsuda College
• Kaetsu University
• Musashino Art University
• Hitotsubashi University (Kodaira campus)
• Shiraume Gakuen College
• Shiraume Gakuen Junior College

Miscellaneous school

• Korea University

Primary and secondary schools

Kodaira has 19 public and two private elementary schools, eight public and three private middle schools. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education operates three public high schools and there are also three private high school. There is also one special education school for the handicapped.

Transportation

Railway

JR East – Musashino Line

• Shin-Kodaira

Seibu Railway - Seibu Shinjuku Line

• Hana-Koganei - Kodaira

Seibu Railway - Seibu Tamako Line

• Hitotsubashi-Gakuen - Ōmekaidō

Seibu Railway - Seibu Kokubunji Line

• Takanodai - Ogawa

Seibu Railway - Seibu Haijima Line

• Kodaira - <Higashi-Murayama> - Ogawa

Highway

Kodaira is not served by any national highways or expressways.

Local attractions

• Koganei Park
• Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum
• Kodaira Municipal Cemetery
• Kodaiara Hirakushi Denchu Art Museum
• Gas Museum

Notable people from Kodaira

• Kōji Tsujitani, voice actor
• Shun Oguri, actor^{[citation needed]}
• Ryuhei Kawada, politician

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kodaira, Tokyo.

• Kodaira City Official Website (in Japanese)
• Kodaira travel guide from Wikivoyage

На других языках

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[de] Kodaira

Kodaira (japanisch 小平市, -shi) ist eine Stadt in der Präfektur Tokio westlich von Tokio.

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- [en] Kodaira, Tokyo

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[es] Kodaira (Tokio)

Kodaira (小平市, Kodaira-shi?) es una ciudad localizada en la región occidental de Tokio, Japón.

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[ru] Кодайра

Кода́йра[1] (яп. 小平市 Кодайра-си) — город в Японии, расположенный на острове Хонсю в префектуре Токио, восточнее Татикавы. Основан в 1962 году. В Кодайре находится Университет искусств Мусасино.

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