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Nakano, Tokyo

Coordinates: 35°42′26.63″N 139°39′49.81″E / 35.7073972°N 139.6638361°E / 35.7073972; 139.6638361
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Nakano
中野区
Nakano City
Skyline around Nakano station
Skyline around Nakano station
Flag of Nakano
Official seal of Nakano
Location of Nakano in Tokyo Metropolis
Location of Nakano in Tokyo Metropolis
Nakano is located in Japan
Nakano
Nakano
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 35°42′26.63″N 139°39′49.81″E / 35.7073972°N 139.6638361°E / 35.7073972; 139.6638361
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureTokyo Metropolis
Government
 • MayorDaisuke Tanaka (since June 2002)
Area
 • Total15.59 km2 (6.02 sq mi)
Population
 (May 1, 2015)
 • Total322,731
 • Density21,000/km2 (54,000/sq mi)
Symbols
 • TreeCastanopsis
 • FlowerAzalea
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
City hall address4-8-1 Nakano, Nakano, Tokyo
164-8501
Websitewww.city.tokyo-nakano.lg.jp

Nakano (中野区, Nakano-ku) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan.[1]

The municipality calls itself "Nakano City" in English.[2]

Timeline

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  • 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

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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.

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References

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  1. Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG), "Municipalities within Tokyo" Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-4-2.
  2. Nakano City Archived 2013-11-13 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-4-2.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 History of Nakano Archived 2011-11-03 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-4-2.

Other websites

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