| Nakano 中野 |
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| 中野区 · Nakano City | |||
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| Location of Nakano in Tokyo | |||
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Nakano
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| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kantō | ||
| Prefecture | Tokyo | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Daisuke Tanaka (since June 2002) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 15.59 km2 (6 sq mi) | ||
| Population (April 1, 2011) | |||
| • Total | 311,690 | ||
| • Density | 19,992.9/km2 (51,781.5/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
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| - Tree | Castanopsis | ||
| - Flower | Azalea | ||
| Phone number | 81-(0)3-3389-1111 | ||
| Address | Nakano 4-8-1, Nakano, Tokyo 164-8501 |
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| Website | Nakano | ||
Nakano (中野区 Nakano-ku) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English, it calls itself Nakano City .
As of April 1, 2011, the ward has an estimated population of 311,690 with a household number of 176,936 and a density of 19,992.94 persons per km². The total area is 15.59 km².
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Five special wards surround Nakano: Shinjuku, Suginami, Nerima, Shibuya, and Toshima. It lies just west of the bustling Shinjuku area.
Rivers include the Kanda, Myosho-ji and Zenpuku-ji Rivers, and the Aratama Waterway.
The ward was founded on October 1, 1932 when the towns of Nogata and Nakano were absorbed into the former Tokyo City as Nakano Ward. The present administration dates from March 15, 1947 when the Allied occupation reformed the administration of Tokyo-to.
Public elementary and middle schools are operated by the Nakano City Board of Education. Public high schools are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education.
Nakano Ward is served by the JR East Chūō and Sobu lines, the Seibu Shinjuku Line, the Tokyo Metro Tozai and Marunouchi subway lines, and the Toei Oedo subway line.
National Routes 4, 5, 8, 14 and 25, among others, serve Nakano.
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