Sekigahara, Gifu

Sekigahara 関ケ原町
Town
Sekigahara Town Hall
Flag Seal
Location of Sekigahara in Gifu Prefecture
Sekigahara
Coordinates: 35°21′55.8″N 136°28′01″E / 35.365500°N 136.46694°E / 35.365500; 136.46694
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu
Prefecture	Gifu
District	Fuwa
Government
• Mayor	Kentarō Azai
Area
• Total	49.28 km2 (19.03 sq mi)
Population  (December 1, 2018)
• Total	7,109
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
City symbols
Phone number	0585-22-2111
Address	Sekigahara 894-58, Sekigahara-chō, Fuwa-gun, Gifu-ken 503-1592
Website	Official website
Symbols
Bird	Rock ptarmigan
Flower	Ume[1]
Tree	Japanese Cedar[1]

Sekigahara (関ケ原町, Sekigahara-chō) is a town located in Fuwa District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 December 2018^[update], the town had an estimated population of 7,109 and a population density of 140 persons per km², in 2,725 households.^[2] The total area of the town was 49.28 square kilometres (19.03 sq mi).

The town is most famous for the Battle of Sekigahara which ended the Sengoku Period and created the Tokugawa Shogunate. Due to this, Sekigahara is also a sister city of Waterloo, Belgium and Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, sites of other famous and significant battles on their continents.