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Hamamatsu

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is a city located in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. In September 2023, the city had an estimated population of 780,128 in 340,591 households, making it the prefecture's largest city, with a population density of over the total urban area of . The city ranked first in the happiness index of Japan's government-designated cities, published by the Japan Research Institute, in both 2018 and 2022.

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Hamamatsu is the largest city in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, with a population of over 780,000 people as of September 2023. The city has gained recognition for its quality of life, ranking first in Japan's government happiness index among designated cities in both 2018 and 2022.

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Settlement.name: Hamamatsu
Settlement.settlement_type: Designated city
Settlement.image_caption: Hamamatsu City center from Act Tower Hamamatsu CastleAct Tower Akihasan Hongū Akiha Jinja Nakatajima Sand DunesLake Hamana
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka.svg
Settlement.image_seal: Emblem of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka.svg
Settlement.nickname: "City of Music"
Settlement.image_map1: Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture Ja.svg
Settlement.map_caption1: Location of Hamamatsu in Shizuoka 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 (Tōkai)
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Prefecture
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Shizuoka
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Yusuke Nakano

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Official website

浜松市公式ホームページ

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: administrative territorial entity
Official name: 浜松市
Country: Japan
Located in: Hamana district
Contains: Chūō Ward
Continent: Asia
Capital: Naka-ku
Population: 800866
Area: 1558.06
Time zone: UTC+09:00
Body of water: Tenryū River
Shares border with: Iwata
Official website: www.city.hamamatsu.shizuoka.jp/hamavtn
Image: Hamamatsu montage.jpg

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topic's main category: Category:Hamamatsu
twinned administrative body: Bologna
Commons category: Hamamatsu, Shizuoka
category for people born here: Category:Births in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka
native label: 浜松市
category of associated people: Category:People from Hamamatsu
replaces: Haruno
postal code: 430-0946
inception: 1911-07-01
social media followers: 15600
official symbol: Horornis diphone
member of: Creative Cities Network
name in kana: はままつし
hashtag: Hamamatsu
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{{Infobox settlement

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