Matsudo

Matsudo

Matsudo (松戸市, Matsudo-shi) is a city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 November 2020[update], the city had an estimated population of 498,575 in 242,981 households and a population density of 8100 persons per km².[1] 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 at 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 is on an alluvial plain with an elevation of only around four meters above sea level, with the eastern end rising to 20 to 30 meters on the Shimōsa Plateau. The city has the approximate dimensions of 11.4 kilometers from east-to-west and 11.6 kilometers from north-to-south. Chiba Prefecture