Urayasu
Urayasu (浦安市, Urayasu-shi) is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 November 2020, the city had an estimated population of 170,533 in 81,136 households and a population density of 9,900 inhabitants per square kilometre (26,000/sq mi).[1] The total area of the city is 17.30 square kilometres (6.68 sq mi). Urayasu is best known as the home of Tokyo Disney Resort, which opened in April 1983,[2] and the headquarters of The Oriental Land Company.[3]
Urayasu
浦安市
1157
April 1, 1981
Hideki Matsuzaki (since November 1998)
17.30 km2 (6.68 sq mi)
170,091
9,800/km2 (25,000/sq mi)
047-351-1111
1-1-1 Nekozane, Urayasu-shi, Chiba-ken 279-8501
History[edit]
Early history[edit]
The area around Urayasu was tenryō territory within Shimōsa Province controlled directly by the Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period. Urayasu served as an important fishing village for the Edo capitol.[2] Until the industrialization of the city it was a major center of production of nori, an edible seaweed, hamaguri, and asari clams.[4] All three are important elements of the traditional Japanese diet.
Government[edit]
Urayasu has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 21 members. Urayasu contributes two members to the Chiba Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Chiba 5th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
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