Higashiyamato, Tokyo

Higashiyamato

東大和市
Higashiyamato 東大和市
City
	Higashiyamato City Hall
	Flag Seal
	Location of Higashiyamato in Tokyo Prefecture
	Higashiyamato
	Coordinates: 35°45′00″N 139°25′35″E / 35.75000°N 139.42639°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Tokyo
Area
• Total	13.42 km2 (5.18 sq mi)
Population (April 2021)
• Total	85,294
• Density	6,400/km2 (16,000/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 a city located in the western portion of the Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. As of 1 April 2021^[update], the city had an estimated population of 85,294, and a population density of 6400 persons per km².^[1] The total area of the city was 13.42 square kilometres (5.18 sq mi).

Geography

Higashiyamato is approximately in the north-center of Tokyo Metropolis, on the Musashino Terrace, bordered by Saitama Prefecture to the north.

Surrounding municipalities

Saitama Prefecture

Tokorozawa, Saitama

Tokyo Metropolis

Climate

Higashiyamato has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) 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]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,^[3] the population of Higashiyamato has grown steadily over the past century.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
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%

History

The area of present-day Higashiyamato was part of ancient Musashi Province. In the post-Meiji Restoration cadastral reform of April 1, 1889, Takagi Village was established within Kitatama District of Kanagawa 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 during World War II. It was destroyed by US bombing raids. The Former Hitachi Aircraft Tachikawa Factory Transformer Substation was damaged during air attacks but remains as a war memorial.^[4]

Government

Higashiyamato has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral 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 of Tokyo 20th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.