Naka-ku, Yokohama
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Naka 中区 |
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| Naka Ward | ||
Yamashita Park and Yokohama Marine Tower
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 Location of Naka in Kanagawa |
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| Coordinates: 35°26′40″N 139°38′36″E / 35.44444°N 139.64333°ECoordinates: 35°26′40″N 139°38′36″E / 35.44444°N 139.64333°E | ||
| Country | Japan | |
| Region | Kantō | |
| Prefecture | Kanagawa | |
| City | Yokohama | |
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| • Total | 20.86 km2 (8.05 sq mi) | |
| Population (February 2010) | ||
| • Total | 146,563 | |
| • Density | 7,030/km2 (18,200/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | |
| - Flower | Tulip | |
| Address | 35 Nippon Odori, Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 231-0021 |
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| Website | www |
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Naka-ku (中区?) is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. In 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 146,563 and a population density of 7,080 persons per km². The total area was 20.86 km².
Naka Ward is located in eastern Kanagawa Prefecture, and east of the geographic center of the city of Yokohama. Its name means "central ward." In the low-lying Northern district, commonly referred to as Kannai, it hosts the Yokohama city hall and the headquarters of the Kanagawa prefectural government. The central part of the ward includes elevated ground; this area, known as Yamate, and has long been a residential area. Along the shore lies reclaimed land upon which port facilities, part of the Minato Mirai 21 complex, and Yamashita Park were built. To the south are the piers, oil refineries and the central port of Yokohama. The Nakamura River, a branch of the Ōoka River, cuts across the northern part of the ward. The northernmost and southernmost points are upland.
In the Edo period, the area of present-day Naka Ward was part of the tenryō territory in Musashi Province controlled directly by the Tokugawa shogunate, but administered through various hatamoto. In the Bakumatsu Period, the signing of the Kanagawa Treaty provided for the opening of treaty ports, and the area of what is now central Naka Ward was designated as open to foreign settlement in 1859. The Yokohama Cricket Club (now known as the Yokohama Country & Athletic Club) was established in 1868. Yokohama Chinatown was also established during this period.
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