Ōta, Tokyo

is one of the 23 special wards in Tokyo, Japan.Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG), "Municipalities within Tokyo" ; retrieved 2012-4-2.

The municipality calls itself "Ōta City" in English.Ōta City; retrieved 2012-4-2.

History
Ōta Dōkan was the founder of Edo (now known as Tokyo).Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Ōta Dōkan" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 762.

On 15 March 1947, the ward of Ōta was formed by combining the wards of Kamata and Ōmori.

Geography
Ōta is a southern ward of Tokyo.  Its southern border is the Tama River and the city of Kawasaki in Kanagawa Prefecture.  On the north, Ōta borders the special wards of Shinagawa, Meguro and Setagaya. Tokyo Bay is on the east.

Related pages
 Tokyo International Airport

References

Other websites

 Ōta website 
Toho University website ,  

Category:Wards of Tokyo
Category:Settlements in Tokyo Prefecture
Category:1947 establishments in Japan