Country Japan Area 376 km² Population 58,429 (1 Aug 2011) | Region Kantō Local time Tuesday 2:02 PM Prefecture Tokyo | |
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Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Website www.nishitama-kouiki.jp Weather 12°C, Wind E at 11 km/h, 58% Humidity Points of interest Hossawa falls (hinohara, Hinohara Tokyo Citizens, Mt Odake, Hinodesan, Kawanoriyama |
Nishitama (西多摩郡, Nishitama-gun) is a district located in Tokyo Prefecture, Japan. It comprises the following three towns and a village:
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Map of Nishitama District, Tokyo, Japan
Historically, the cities of Ōme, Fussa, Hamura, and Akiruno were part of Nishitama District but these have currently broken off from the district after they were elevated to city status.
Education
Each of the towns and villages operate separate public elementary and junior high school systems.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education operates Mizuho Nougei High School in Mizuho.
The school district also operates the following high schools in nearby Ōme:
The district operates the following high schools in Fussa:
The district operates Hamura High School in Hamura.
The district operates the following schools in Akiruno: