is one of three

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s of

Shizuoka, Shizuoka is the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, and the prefecture's second-largest city in both population and area. It has been populated since prehistoric times. the city had an estimated population of 677,867 in 106,087 households, and a ...

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, located in the southern part of the city. The north east of Suruga-ku faces Aoi-ku; the north west faces Shimizu-ku; the south west faces Yaizu city and the south east faces

Suruga Bay Suruga Bay (駿河湾, ''Suruga-wan'') is a bay on the Pacific coast of Honshū in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is situated north of a straight line from Omaezaki Point to Irōzaki Point at the tip of the Izu Peninsula and surrounded by Honsh� ...

History

Suruga-ku was created on April 1, 2005 when Shizuoka became a

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(a "designated city"). It consists of the area of Shizuoka prior to its merger with Shimizu, south of the

Tōkaidō Main Line The Tōkaidō Main Line () is one of the most important railway corridors in Japan, connecting the major cities of Tokyo and Kobe via Shizuoka (city), Shizuoka, Nagoya, Kyoto and Osaka. The line, with termini at Tokyo Station, Tokyo and Kōbe St ...

rail tracks.

Population

As of 1 December 2019, Suruga-ku had a

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of 210,684, with a land area of 73.06 km² and a population density of 2,884 persons per km². Suruga Ward Office

Education

It has a North Korean school, Shizuoka Korean Elementary and Junior High School ( 静岡朝鮮初中級学校).

References

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