is a special ward located in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. It takes its name from the Edo River that runs from north to south along the eastern edge of the ward. In English, it uses the name Edogawa City. The easternmost of the wards, it shares boundaries with the cities of Urayasu and Ichikawa in Chiba Prefecture (to the east) and with the wards of Katsushika (to the north), Sumida and Kōtō (to the west). It meets the city of Matsudo in Chiba at a point. Edogawa has a sister-city relationship with Gosford, New South Wales, Australia. Domestically, it has friendship ties with the cities of Azumino in Nagano Prefecture and Tsuruoka in Yamagata Prefecture. As of January 1, 2020, the ward has an estimated population of 695,797, and a population density of 13,925 persons per km². The total area is 49.90 km². History The ward was founded in 1937 with the merger of seven towns and villages in Minami-Katsushika District: the towns of Koiwa and Komatsugawa, and the villages of Kasai, Matsue, Mizue, Shinozaki and Shikamoto. Climate Demographics Most of the families live here. It is a residential ward. Districts and neighborhoods Komatsugawa Area Hirai Komatsugawa Matsue Area Chūō Funabori Higashikomatsugawa Matsue Matsushima Nishiichinoe Nishikomatsugawachō Ōsugi Mizue Area Edogawa Haruechō Higashimizue Ichinoe Ichinoechō Mizue Nīhori Ninoechō Kasai Area Higashikasai Horichō Kitakasai Minamikasai Nakakasai Nishikasai Rinkaichō Seishinchō Ukitachō Shishibone Area Higashimatsumoto Hon'isshiki Kamiisshiki Matsumoto Okinomiyachō Shishibone Shishibonechō Yagouchi Shinozaki Area Higashishinozaki Higashishinozakimachi Kamishinozaki Kitashinozaki Minamishinozakimachi Nishimizue Shimoshinozakimachi Shinozakimachi Koiwa Area Higashikoiwa Kitakoiwa Minamikoiwa Nishikoiwa Sites Edogawa Boat Race Course Edogawa Stadium Kasai Seaside Park Notable people Seiya Ando, basketball player Keita Ono, darts player Akiko Hinagata, actress Daisuke Matsuzaka, baseball player (played for Seibu Lions and Boston Red Sox) Hayato Aoki, baseball player Fuka Nagano, soccer player Ira Ishida, novelist Kazuhide Uekusa, former economics professor at Waseda University convicted of sex offences Kazuya Kamenashi, J-pop idol, singer, actor, television host (member of KAT-TUN) Kazuyoshi Nakamura, actor Keizō Kanie, actor Kenta Suga, actor Kreva, rapper Maki Goto, singer (Morning Musume) Masahiro Yanagida, professional volleyball player Norikazu Otsuka, announcer Romi Park, actress and voice actress Yogendra Puranik, India-born politician Takamasa Suga, actor Takeshi Morishima, professional wrestler Tochinishiki Kiyotaka, 44th yokozuna in sumo Tomochika Tsuboi, baseball player Misako Uno, is a Tarento, artist, actress, essayist and talent agent best known as a lead vocalist and dancer of the Co-ed performing arts group AAA. Yasuo