Kanazawa
Kanazawa
金沢市 | |||||||||
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Location of Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture | |||||||||
| Coordinates: 36°33′39.8″N 136°39′23.1″E / 36.561056°N 136.656417°E | |||||||||
| Country | Japan | ||||||||
| Region | Chūbu (Hokuriku) | ||||||||
| Prefecture | Ishikawa Prefecture | ||||||||
| Government | |||||||||
| • Mayor | Takashi Murayama (from March 2022) | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• Total | 468.64 km2 (180.94 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population (January 1, 2018) | |||||||||
• Total | 466,029 | ||||||||
| • Density | 990/km2 (2,600/sq mi) | ||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (Japan Standard Time) | ||||||||
| City symbols | |||||||||
| Tree | Prunus mume | ||||||||
| Flower | Iris Salvia splendens Begonia Impatiens walleriana Pelargonium | ||||||||
| Phone number | 076-220-2111 | ||||||||
| Address | 1-1-1 Hirozaka, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa-ken 920-8577 | ||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||
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Kanazawa (金沢市, Kanazawa-shi, Japanese pronunciation: [ka.naꜜ.(d)za.wa, ka.na.(d)za.waꜜ.ɕi]) is the capital of Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan. As of 1 January 2018, the city had an estimated population of 466,029 in 203,271 households, and a population density of 990 persons per km2. The total area of the city was 468.64 square kilometres (180.94 sq mi).