is one of the three
ward
Ward may refer to:
Division or unit
* Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward
* Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a pris ...
s of
Hamamatsu, Shizuoka
is a city located in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. In September 2023, the city had an estimated population of 780,128 in 340,591 households, making it the prefecture's largest city, with a population density of over the total urban area o ...
, Japan, located in the south part of the city. It encompasses the site of
Hamamatsu Castle,
Lake Hamana
is a brackish lagoon in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Formerly a true lake, it is now connected to the Pacific Ocean by a channel. As an internal body of water, it is considered Japan's tenth-largest lake (by area). It spans the boundaries of th ...
and
Hamamatsu Station, the central business and residential district. Although its area is the smallest of the three wards of Hamamatsu, it has by far the largest population.
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(in Japanese) Hamamatsu City, November 5, 2023 It is bordered by
Hamana-ku,
Kosai, Shizuoka, and
Iwata, Shizuoka
former Mitsuke School in Iwata
is a city located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 169,897 in 68,215 households and a population density was 1,000 persons per km2. The total area of the city was . Iwata is ...
.
History
*January 1, 2024 - Former wards of
Naka-ku,
Higashi-ku,
Nishi-ku,
Minami-ku, and Mikatagahara District of
Kita-ku formed Chūō-ku.
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References
Wards of Hamamatsu
2024 establishments in Japan
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