Shōwa-ku, Nagoya
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| Shōwa-ku 昭和区 |
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| Coordinates: 35°9′1″N 136°56′3″E / 35.15028°N 136.93417°ECoordinates: 35°9′1″N 136°56′3″E / 35.15028°N 136.93417°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu region Tōkai region |
| Prefecture | Aichi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.94 km2 (4.2 sq mi) |
| Population (September 2011 [1]) | |
| • Total | 105,445 |
| • Density | 9,641/km2 (24,970.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) |
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| - Flower | Japanese iris [2] |
| - Flowering tree | Flowering Dogwood[2] |
Shōwa-ku (昭和区 shōwaku) is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
Currently, it has the highest population density of any of the 16 wards of Nagoya City at 9,641 people per square kilometer (24,970.1 per square mile.)
[edit] Notable Places
- The headquarters of Chukyo TV Broadcasting
- Nanzan University
- The Aichi Kinro Kaikan concert hall[citation needed]
- Tsuruma Park, inside which is Tsuruma Central Library
In March 1989 Bandai Visual's Nagoya Branch opened in Shōwa-ku.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "平成23年9月1日現在の世帯数と人口(全市・区別)" (in Japanese). Nagoya City. 20 September 2011. http://www.city.nagoya.jp/somu/page/0000028476.html.
- ^ a b "昭和(しょうわ)区の紹介" (in Japanese). Nagoya City. 27 January 2009. http://www.city.nagoya.jp/showa/category/109-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0.html.
- ^ "History." Bandai Visual. Retrieved on March 16, 2010.
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