Minato, Tokyo
Minato
港区 | |
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| Minato City | |
The skyscrapers of Shiodome in Minato Ward | |
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Flag Emblem | |
Location of Minato in Tokyo | |
Minato Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 35°39′29″N 139°45′05″E / 35.65806°N 139.75139°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Tokyo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ai Seike |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.37 km2 (7.86 sq mi) |
| Population (1 October 2020[1]) | |
| • Total | 260,486 |
| • Density | 13,000/km2 (33,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 1-5-25 Shibakōen, Minato, Tokyo 105-8511 |
| Website | www |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Hydrangea macrophylla Rosa |
| Tree | Cornus florida |
Minato (港区, Minato-ku) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan.[2]
The municipality calls itself "Minato City" in English.[3]
History
On 15 March 1947, the ward of Minato was formed by combining the wards of Akasaka, Azabu, and Shiba.[4]
Geography
Minato is on Toyko Bay. It borders Shinagawa on the south. Meguro is southwest of the ward. Shibuya is on the ward's western border. Shinjuku, Chiyoda and Chūō are on the northern border.
Related pages
References
- ↑ "Population by District". Tokyo Statistical Yearbook. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
- ↑ Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG), "Municipalities within Tokyo" Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-4-2.
- ↑ Minato City Archived 2012-03-31 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-4-2.
- ↑ 大東京35区物語～15区から23区へ～東京23区の歴史 (in Japanese). Tokyo Metropolitan Archives. Archived from the original on 2020-06-17. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
Other websites
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Minato, Tokyo.
- Minato website (in Japanese)
- Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Special wards Archived 2014-12-08 at the Wayback Machine