Hamakita-ku explained

Hamakita
Official Name:	Hamakita Ward
Native Name Lang:	ja
Settlement Type:	Ward
Pushpin Map:	Japan
Pushpin Map Caption:
Coordinates:	34.775°N 137.8156°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Japan
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Chūbu
Subdivision Type2:	Prefecture
Subdivision Name2:	Shizuoka
Subdivision Type3:	City
Subdivision Name3:	Hamamatsu
Area Total Km2:	66.50
Population Total:	98442
Population As Of:	December 1, 2019
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone1:	Japan Standard Time
Utc Offset1:	+9
Blank Name Sec2:	Phone number
Blank Info Sec2:	053-926-1111
Blank1 Name Sec2:	Address
Blank1 Info Sec2:	Nishimisono 6-banchi, Hamakita-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 434-8550
Website:	Hamakita-ku home page

was a ward in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is bordered by Tenryū-ku, Higashi-ku, Naka-ku and the city of Iwata. The Tenryū River and the Akaishi Mountains form natural boundaries for the ward.

Hamakita Ward was established on April 1, 2007. As of 2009, it had a population of 90,817 persons in an area of 66.51 km², with a population density of 1370 persons per km².

Transportation

Railroads

Central Station: Hamakita Station

• Enshū Railway
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• Tenryū Hamanako Railroad
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Bus

Enshū Railway Bus

Hamakita Community Bus

Iwata City Bus - Toyooka Line

Hamamatsu Bus

National Route

Route 152(Hiryū Kaidō-飛龍街道)

Route 362

Prefectural Route

Main Regional Routes Shizuoka Prefectural Route 45(Kasai Kaidō) Shizuoka Prefectural Route 61 Shizuoka Prefectural Route 65 Shizuoka Prefectural Route 68

Ordinary Prefectural Roads Shizuoka Prefectural Route 296 Shizuoka Prefectural Route 299 Shizuoka Prefectural Route 304 Shizuoka Prefectural Route 311 Shizuoka Prefectural Route 344 Shizuoka Prefectural Route 363 Shizuoka Prefectural Route 391

Government

Hamakita Ward Office

The ward office is located at 6 Nishimisono. The hall is split into north and south halls and the south hall was previously used as Kitahama Village Hall. The north hall was built as a result of five municipalities merged to form the town of Hamakita and later become the city of Hamakita.

Districts within Hamakita Ward

Hamana District (浜名地区)

Uchino(内野)

Uchinodai(内野台)

Komatsu(小松)

Somejidai(染地台)

Hirakuchi(平口)

Hamakita District (北浜地区)

Aburaisshiki(油一色) Kamizenji(上善地) Kibune(貴布祢) Kobayashi(小林)

Zenji(善地) Takasono(高薗) Takabatake(高畑) Terajima(寺島)

Dōhon(道本) Nakajō(中条) Nagashima(永島) Niino(新野)

Niibori(新堀) Nishimisono(西美薗) Numa(沼) Higashimisono(東美薗)

Honzawai(本沢合) Yawata(八幡) Yokosuka(横須賀) Ryūnan(竜南)

Nakase District (中瀬地区)

Kamijima(上島)

Toyoyasu(豊保)

Nakase(中瀬)

Akasa District (赤佐地区)

Ono(尾野)

Oro(於呂)

Negata(根堅)

Aratama District (麁玉地区)

Oidaira(大平) Sandaichi(三大地)

Shinpara(新原) Hainoki(灰木)

Horiya(堀谷) Miyaguchi(宮口)

Yondaichi(四大地)

External links

• 浜松市浜北区