Shizuoka
静岡市 | |||||||||
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City of Shizuoka[1] | |||||||||
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![]() Location of Shizuoka in Shizuoka Prefecture | |||||||||
Coordinates: 34°58′32″N 138°22′58″E / 34.97556°N 138.38278°E | |||||||||
Country | Japan | ||||||||
Region | Chūbu (Tōkai) | ||||||||
Prefecture | Shizuoka Prefecture | ||||||||
First official record | 663 AD | ||||||||
City Status | 1 April 1889 | ||||||||
Government | |||||||||
• Mayor | Takashi Namba | ||||||||
Area | |||||||||
• Total | 1,411.90 km2 (545.14 sq mi) | ||||||||
Population (September 1, 2023) | |||||||||
• Total | 677,867 | ||||||||
• Density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) | ||||||||
Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) | ||||||||
Symbols | |||||||||
• Tree | Flowering dogwood | ||||||||
• Flower | Hollyhock | ||||||||
• Bird | Common kingfisher | ||||||||
Phone number | 054-254-2111 | ||||||||
Address | 5-1 Ōtemachi, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka-ken 420-8602 | ||||||||
Website | Official website |
Shizuoka (静岡市, Shizuoka-shi, [ɕizɯꜜoka]) is the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, and the prefecture's second-largest city in both population and area. It has been populated since prehistoric times. As of 1 September 2023,[update] the city had an estimated population of 677,867 in 106,087 households,[2] and a population density of 480 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,200/sq mi).