Kamogawa, Chiba

Kamogawa
鴨川市
View from Uomizuka Tower
Kamogawa Sea WorldNiemonjima
Oyama Rice TerracesKamogawa Grand Hotel
Kamogawa Grand Tower
Seichō-jiKameda General Hospital]
Location of Kamogawa in Chiba Prefecture
Kamogawa
 
Coordinates: 35°06′50.5″N 140°05′56″E / 35.114028°N 140.09889°E / 35.114028; 140.09889
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureChiba
Area
  Total
191.30 km2 (73.86 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2020)
  Total
31,722
  Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number04-7092-1111
Address1450 Yokosuka, Kamogawa-shi, Chiba-ken 296-8601
ClimateCfa
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols
FishSparidae
FlowerRapeseed
TreePine

Kamogawa (鴨川市, Kamogawa-shi) is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 December 2020, the city had an estimated population of 31,722 in 14,558 households and a population density of 170 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 191.14 square kilometers (73.80 sq mi).

The name of the city consists of two kanji characters: the first, kamo (鴨), meaning "duck", and the second, kawa (川), meaning "river".