Matsudo

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Matsudo (松戸市, Matsudo-shi) is a city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2024, the city had an estimated population of 499,533 in 242,918 households and a population density of 8,138 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 61.38 square kilometres (23.70 sq mi).

Matsudo is located in the far northwestern corner of Chiba Prefecture, about 20 to 30 kilometers from the prefectural capital of Chiba and 10 to 20 kilometers from downtown Tokyo. The western border of the city is the Edo River, which flows from north to south, and most of the city lies on an alluvial plain with an elevation of around four meters above sea level, with the eastern end rising to 20 to 30 meters on the Shimōsa Plateau. The city has approximate dimensions of 11.4 kilometers from east to west and 11.6 kilometers from north to south.

Matsudo has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Matsudo is 15.0 °C. The average annual...

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