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Kanazawa

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is the capital of Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan. , 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 .

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Kanazawa is the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan, with a population of approximately 466,000 people. The city serves as an important regional center in Japan's central areas.

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Settlement.population_total: 466,029
Settlement.name: Kanazawa
Settlement.settlement_type: Prefecture capital and Core city
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: Kanazawa City distant view from Utatsuyama Park Kanazawa CastleKenrokuen Higashi-ChayaNishi-Chaya Downtown of Kōrinbō21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Kanazawa, Ishikawa.svg
Settlement.image_seal: Emblem of Kanazawa, Ishikawa.svg
Settlement.image_map: Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture Ja.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture
Settlement.pushpin_map: Japan
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption:  
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Japan
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Chūbu (Hokuriku)
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Prefecture
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Ishikawa Prefecture
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor

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Award: 100 Landscapes of Heisei
Country: Japan
Located in: Ishikawa Prefecture
Population: 462361
Area: 467.77
Time zone: UTC+09:00
Body of water: Asano River
Capital of: Kaga Domain
Shares border with: Nanto
Official website: www.city.kanazawa.ishikawa.jp/index_k.html
Image: 望湖台２.jpg

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name in kana: かなざわし
twinned administrative body: Meguro
Commons category: Kanazawa, Ishikawa
topic's main category: Category:Kanazawa
category for people born here: Category:Births in Kanazawa, Ishikawa
Commons gallery: 金沢市
native label: 金沢市
category of associated people: Category:People from Kanazawa, Ishikawa
described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
inception: 1889-04-01
webcam page URL: www4.city.kanazawa.lg.jp/11003/livecamera
official symbol: Impatiens Walleriana
replaced by: Nonoichi
social media followers: 17700
time of earliest written record: 1481-10-30
member of: League of Historical Cities
different from: Kanazawa-ku
associated electoral district: Ishikawa 1st district
P12749: 356

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| name = Kanazawa | native_name = | official_name = | settlement_type = Prefecture capital and Core city

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