Shirakawa

Shirakawa白川市 Shirakawa-shi白川市 Báichuān Shì 	Shirakawa白川市 Shirakawa-shi白川市 Báichuān Shì
Prefectural capital and city 	Prefectural capital and city
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Shirakawa 	
Shirakawa
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Ethnic groups 	64.4% Asian28.5% European2.0% Arab1.8% Hispanic1.5% Pacific peoples1.8% Other
Demonym 	Shirakawan
Government 	
- Mayor 	Thomas Nagata (SDP)
- Deputy Mayor 	Chie Fujima (Ind.)
Legislature 	Shirakawa City Council
Formation 	Formation
- Established 	23 May 1664
- Incorporated 	7 July 1973
Area 	TBA km²
Population 	
- Total 	2,010,428 (2018) (3rd)
- Density 	TBA/km²
GSP (2017–18) 	
- Total 	TBA
- Per capita 	TBA
Shirakawa (/ˌʃɪrəˈkɑːwə/, Japanese: 白川, Hepburn: Shirakawa, lit. White River) is the third-most populous city in Enderron, and the capital and most populous city of Tojima Prefecture. It sits on a peninsula in the southeast corner of Tojima, making it one of the most isolated metropolitan areas in the country. Residents of the city are known as "Shirakawans". As of October 2018, Shirakawa's metropolitan population is estimated to be 2,010,428. Shirakawa has been Enderron's third-largest city since 1993 when it overtook Rockingham. It is the most populous city in Enderron with an Asian majority, and has the highest proportion of Asian Enderronians of any city in the country, with more than 64 percent of residents identifying as Asian. Conversely, it is the only city in Enderron where European Enderronians make up less than a third of the population.
Shirakawa is home to a significant proportion of Tojima's, and by extension, Enderron's, Japanese population. Nearly 90 percent of Tojima's Japanese population lives in Shirakawa, with over 44 percent of the city's population identifying as Japanese Enderronian as of the 2016 census. Shirakawa is home to the largest Japanese community in the world outside of Japan. As with the rest of Tojima, Japanese is a co-official language with English in the city. Almost all governmental and commercial signage is bilingual, such as street and shop signs, and Shirakawa Metro signage.