Kasiva ( Jap. 柏 市 Kashiwa-si ) is the central city in southeast Japan . Refers to Chiba Prefecture . The area is 114.90 km² [1] , the population is 407,762 people (August 1, 2014) [2] , the population density is 3548.84 people / km².
| Central city | |||||
| Kashiwa | |||||
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| Jap. 柏 市 | |||||
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| A country |  Japan | ||||
| Prefecture | Chiba | ||||
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| History and geography | |||||
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| Central city with | 2008 | ||||
| Square | 114.90 km² | ||||
| Timezone | UTC + 9 | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | 407,762 people ( 2014 ) | ||||
| Density | 3548.84 people / km² | ||||
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| Postcode | 〒 277-8505 | ||||
| Code | 12217-3 | ||||
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| Region | Kanto | ||||
| city.kashiwa.lg.jp (jap.) | |||||
Demographics
Population change in Kashiwa by years:
| year | population |
| 1970 | 169,115 |
| 1975 | 225 215 |
| 1980 | 272 904 |
| 1985 | 311 155 |
| 1990 | 347 002 |
| 1995 | 362 880 |
| 2000 | 373,778 |
| 2005 | 380 963 |
| 2010 | 404,079 |
The demographic problem of Kashiwa, like all of Japan , is the aging of the population . To facilitate the life of the elderly population in the city, a pilot project is being implemented, connected with the construction of a microdistrict intended for living in this category of population. Along with residential buildings, there are facilities in this urban area that allow medical, social and other types of assistance to be provided to elderly residents of the district. This project is designed not only to improve living conditions, but also to reduce the costs associated with serving the elderly, since most of the necessary services are in close proximity to their target group and simple medical care will be available without contacting traditional health facilities [3] .
Economy
Kashiwa is a regional shopping center, as well as a sleeping area for neighboring Tokyo and Tiba . In addition, the city has a number of food industries and a metallurgical plant of Sumitomo Light Metal Industries .
Transportation
- Kokudo 16
Sports
The city is based football club Kashiwa Reysol
Twin Cities
- USA - Torrance , from February 20, 1973
- China - Chengde , from November 1, 1983
- USA - Guam , since November 30, 1991
- Australia - Camden , from April 11, 1997
- Japan - Tsugaru , from November 19, 1994
Environmental Issues
Despite the territorial remoteness, the city experienced the effects of the consequences of the accident at the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant . The level of radiation in soil samples from the city exceeded the permissible level by 164 times, amounting to 57.5 microsievert per hour (with 0.35 set). Some doubts about the involvement of increased radiation to this accident were caused by the fact that the samples were taken from a depth of 30 cm, however, the analysis showed the presence of radioactive cesium in the samples, which was the main radioactive element that entered the environment from the station [4] .
Notes
- ↑ The area is indicated according to data from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (Japan) , taking into account the changes published on October 1, 2011.
- ↑ 市区 町 村 別人 口 と 世 帯 (最新) (Jap.) . Administration of Chiba Prefecture (August 29, 2014). - The population of Chiba Prefecture. The appeal date is August 31, 2014.
- ↑ Country of the setting sun
- ↑ The radiation level in the Japanese city of Kashiwa exceeds the norm by more than 160 times
Links
- Wikimedia Commons has media on Kashiwa
- Official site of the city (jap.)