Nakano, Tokyo
special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan
Nakano (中野区, Nakano-ku) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan.[1]
Nakano
中野区 | |
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Nakano City | |
Coordinates: 35°42′26.63″N 139°39′49.81″E / 35.7073972°N 139.6638361°E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Kantō |
Prefecture | Tokyo Metropolis |
Government | |
• Mayor | Daisuke Tanaka (since June 2002) |
Area | |
• Total | 15.59 km2 (6.02 sq mi) |
Population (May 1, 2015) | |
• Total | 322,731 |
• Density | 21,000/km2 (54,000/sq mi) |
Symbols | |
• Tree | Castanopsis |
• Flower | Azalea |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
City hall address | 4-8-1 Nakano, Nakano, Tokyo 164-8501 |
Website | www |
The municipality calls itself "Nakano City" in English.[2]
History change
Timeline change
- 1889 (Meiji 22): Nakano becomes a village[3]
- 1923 (Taishō 12): Great Kanto earthquake causes big increase in Nakano's population[3]
- 1932 (Shōwa 7): Nakano established as a city[3]
- 1943: (Shōwa 18): Nakano becomes part of Tokyo-to
- 1947: (Shōwa 23): Nakano becomes a special wards
- 1961: (Shōwa 36): Tokyo subway system extends to Nakano
Geography change
Nakano is a west-central ward. It borders Shibuya on the south. Suginami is on the ward's western border. Nerima is on the northern border. Shinjuku is on the west.
Related pages change
References change
- ↑ Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG), "Municipalities within Tokyo" Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-4-2.
- ↑ Nakano City Archived 2013-11-13 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-4-2.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 History of Nakano Archived 2011-11-03 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-4-2.
Other websites change
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nakano, Tokyo.
- Nakano website (in English) Archived 2012-05-01 at the Wayback Machine, (in Japanese)
- Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Special wards Archived 2014-12-08 at the Wayback Machine