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Edogawa Ku (江戸川区) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It takes its
name from the river that runs from north to south along the eastern edge of the
ward. In English, it uses the name Edogawa City.
The easternmost of the wards, it shares boundaries with the cities of Urayasu
and Ichikawa in Chiba Prefecture (to the east) and with the wards of Katsushika
(to the north), Sumida and Koto (to the west). It meets the city of Matsudo in
Chiba at a point.
As of 2005, the ward has an estimated population of 660,935 and a density of
13,260 persons per km². The total area is 49.86 km².
History
The ward was founded in 1937 with the merger of seven towns and villages in
Minami Katsushika District: the town of Komatsugawa and Koiwa and the villages
of Kasai, Shinozaki, Matsue, Mizue and Shikamoto.
name from the river that runs from north to south along the eastern edge of the
ward. In English, it uses the name Edogawa City.
The easternmost of the wards, it shares boundaries with the cities of Urayasu
and Ichikawa in Chiba Prefecture (to the east) and with the wards of Katsushika
(to the north), Sumida and Koto (to the west). It meets the city of Matsudo in
Chiba at a point.
As of 2005, the ward has an estimated population of 660,935 and a density of
13,260 persons per km². The total area is 49.86 km².
History
The ward was founded in 1937 with the merger of seven towns and villages in
Minami Katsushika District: the town of Komatsugawa and Koiwa and the villages
of Kasai, Shinozaki, Matsue, Mizue and Shikamoto.
