Inagi

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Country Japan Prefecture Tokyo Area 17.97 km² Local time Sunday 5:33 AM		Region Kantō Phone number 042-378-2111 Population 87,927 (Feb 2016)

Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Address 2111 Higashi-Naganuma, Inagi-shi, Tokyo 206-8601 Weather 3°C, Wind N at 6 km/h, 69% Humidity Colleges and Universities Komazawa Women's University, Komazawa Women's Junior College

Inagi (稲城市, Inagi-shi) is a city located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, in the central Kantō region of Japan. As of 1 February 2016, the city had an estimated population of 87,927 and a population density of 4890 persons per km². Its total area was 17.97 square kilometres (17,970,000 m²).

Map of Inagi, Tokyo, Japan

Geography

Inagi is located in the south-central portion of Tokyo Metropolis, approximately 25 kilometers from the center of Tokyo. The Tama River flows through the city, which is bordered by Kanagawa Prefecture to the south.

Surrounding municipalities

Tokyo Metropolis

Chōfu

Fuchū

Tama

Kanagawa Prefecture

Kawasaki

History

Inagi as a modern municipality was founded on April 1, 1889 as Inagi Village in what was then Minamitama District, Kanagawa Prefecture, from the merger of 6 pre-Meiji period villages with the establishment of the municipalites system. The district was transferred to the administrative control of Tokyo Metropolis on April 1, 1893.

On April 1, 1957, Inagi Village was reclassified as Inagi Town.

On November 1, 1971, Inagi Town was reclassified as Inagi City, dissolving Minamitama District. Inagi with Tama was the last town within the former Minamitama District.

Politics and government

Inagi is run by a city assembly with 22 elected members. The current mayor is Katsuhiro Takahashi, an independent.

Elections

Inagi local election, 2007

Economy

Inagi is largely a bedroom community for central Tokyo due to extensive new town public housing projects in the late 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. There is also some residual agriculture. The paper manufacturer, Nippon Filcon is headquartered in Inagi.

Education

Komazawa Women's University

Komazawa Women's Junior College

Inagi has twelve public elementary schools and six public middle schools operated by the Inagi City Board of Education and one private middle school. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education operates one high school.