Itabashi

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Itabashi 板橋区
Special ward
Itabashi City
The east exit of Itabashi Station
Flag Emblem
Location of Itabashi in Tokyo Metropolis
Itabashi Location in Japan
Coordinates: 35°46′N 139°41′E / 35.767°N 139.683°E / 35.767; 139.683
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Tokyo Metropolis
First official recorded	990 AD
As merged with Tokyo City	October 1, 1932
As speciali ward of Tokyo	July 1, 1943
Government
• Mayor	Takeshi Sakamoto (since April 2007)
Area
• Total	32.22 km2 (12.44 sq mi)
Population  (October 1, 2020[1])
• Total	584,483
• Density	18,140/km2 (47,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	Itabashi 2-66-1, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8501
Website	www.city.itabashi.tokyo.jp
Symbols
Bird	Motacilla alba
Flower	Anemone flaccida
Tree	Zelkova serrata

Itabashi (板橋区, Itabashi-ku) is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. In English, it is called Itabashi City. Itabashi has sister-city relations with Burlington, Ontario, in Canada; Shijingshan District of Beijing in the People's Republic of China; and Bologna in Italy.

As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 547,270, and a population density of 16,990 persons per km². The total area is 32.22 km².