Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu

Nishi

西区
Nishi 西区
Ward
	Nishi Ward
	Lake Hamana and Hamanako Road Bridge
	Location of Nishi-ku in Shizuoka
	Nishi
	Coordinates: 34°41′33.77″N 137°38′43.2″E / 34.6927139°N 137.645333°E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu
Prefecture	Shizuoka
City	Hamamatsu
Area
• Total	114.71 km2 (44.29 sq mi)
Population (March 1, 2018)
• Total	110,007
• Density	959/km2 (2,480/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number	053-597-1111
Address	1-31-1 Yūtō, Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 431-0193
Website	Nishi-ku home page

Nishi-ku (西区, Nishi-ku) is one of seven wards of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan, located in the southwest corner of the city. It is bordered by Naka-ku, Kita-ku, Minami-ku, and the city of Kosai. The 3rd largest ward of Hamamatsu in terms of area, much of the ward is still rural, with farms and rice fields.

Nishi-ku was created on April 1, 2007 when Hamamatsu became a city designated by government ordinance (a "designated city").

Nishi-ku is served by Maisaka Station and Bentenjima Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line railway.

Education

International schools:

Mundo de Alegria - Peruvian school (ペルー学校) and Brazilian primary school^[1]^[2]

References

^ "Ubicación y Acceso." Mundo de Alegría. Retrieved on October 24, 2015. "〒431-0102 Shizuoka-ken Hamamatsu-shi　Nishi-ku Yuto-cho Ubumi 9611-1" - Japanese address: "住所〒431-0102 静岡県　浜松市　西区　雄踏町　宇布見　9611-1"
^ "Escolas Brasileiras Homologadas no Japão" (Archived February 7, 2008, at the Wayback Machine). Embassy of Brazil in Tokyo. Retrieved on October 13, 2015. "3. Colégio Mundo de Alegria (Hamamatsu)[...]Endereço: 9611-1 Ubumi, Yuto-cho, Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken 431-0102"

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[1] "Ubicación y Acceso." Mundo de Alegría. Retrieved on October 24, 2015. "〒431-0102 Shizuoka-ken Hamamatsu-shi　Nishi-ku Yuto-cho Ubumi 9611-1" - Japanese address: "住所〒431-0102 静岡県　浜松市　西区　雄踏町　宇布見　9611-1"

[Brazilschools-2] "Escolas Brasileiras Homologadas no Japão" (Archived February 7, 2008, at the Wayback Machine). Embassy of Brazil in Tokyo. Retrieved on October 13, 2015. "3. Colégio Mundo de Alegria (Hamamatsu)[...]Endereço: 9611-1 Ubumi, Yuto-cho, Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken 431-0102"

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