117,000
The population of Higashikurume City is approximately 117,000 people.
10,000
The population of Kurome town was just 10,000 people before the public housing (danchi) projects started in the late 1950s.
1889
Kurome Village was established in 1889. It was a part of Kanagawa prefecture at that time.
1915
Higashikurume station on Seibu-Ikebukuro Line was opened in 1915.
1956
Kurome town within the Tokyo Prefecture was established in 1956.
1970
Higashikurume City was established in 1970.
350
The distance between the southernmost point of Higashikurume-shi, located in Yayoi 2-chome ( Map ) to Seibu-Shinjuku Line is just 350 meters (a 5 minutes walk). Seibu-Shinjuku Line, however, never crosses Higashikurume-shi.
87
It takes about 1 hour 27 minutes (87 minutes) to walk from the northernmost corner in Higashikurume-shi, located in Uenohara 2-chome ( Map ) to the southernmost corner, located in Yayoi 2-chome ( Map ).
84
It takes about 1 hour 24 minutes (84 minutes) to walk from the westernmost street in the city, located in Yanagikubo 4-chome ( Map ) to the easternmost street located in Uenohara 2-chome ( Map ).
23
Higashikurume city is divided into 23 districts.
19
It takes 19 minutes by train to get from Higashikurume Station to Ikebukuro Station.
14
Higashikurume City is one of the 14 cities and towns of Tokyo that have a border with Saitama Prefecture.
12.9
The geographical area of Higashikurume-shi is about 12.9 square kilometers. It is a relatively compact city, but it is still larger than 13 other cities of Tokyo, including one of its neighbours, Kiyose-shi.
5
Higashikurume City has a border with 5 other cities. Four of them are Tokyo cities (Kiyose, Higashimurayama, Kodaira and Nishitokyo) and one is a city in Saitama (Niiza).
1
There is only one train station in the city. It is Higashikurume station on Seibu-Ikebukuro Line.
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