Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama explained

Kōhoku
Official Name:Kōhoku Ward
Native Name Lang:ja
Settlement Type:Ward
Seal Type:Emblem
Image Map1:Yokohama-Kohoku-ku.PNG
Pushpin Map:Japan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Japan
Coordinates:35.5264°N 139.6222°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Japan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Kantō
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Kanagawa
Subdivision Type3:District
Extinct Title:Now part of
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Vice Mayor
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:31.40
Population Total:332,488
Population As Of:March 1, 2012
Population Density Km2:10588.79
Timezone1:JST
Utc Offset1:+09:00
Blank Name Sec1:City hall address
Blank Info Sec1:26-1 Mamedo-chō, Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama
222-0032
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is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of March 1, 2012, the ward had an estimated population of 332,488, with 156,198 households and a population density of 10,588.79 persons per km2. The total area was 31.40 km2. Kōhoku Ward has the largest population of Yokohama's 18 wards, and ranks second to Naka Ward in the total number of workplaces.[1]

Geography

Kōhoku Ward is located in eastern Kanagawa Prefecture, and on the northeastern borders of the city of Yokohama.

Surrounding municipalities

History

The area around present-day Kōhoku Ward was formerly part of Tsuzuki District in Musashi Province. During the Edo period, it was a rural region classified as tenryō territory controlled directly by the Tokugawa shogunate, but administered through various hatamoto. After the Meiji Restoration, the area became part of the new Kanagawa Prefecture in 1868. In the cadastral reform of April 1, 1889, the area was divided into numerous villages. In April 1939, it was annexed by the neighboring city of Yokohama.

Economy

Kōhoku Ward is largely a regional commercial center and bedroom community for central Yokohama, Kawasaki and Tokyo.

Companies headquartered in the ward include:

Local attractions

Education

Colleges and universities

High schools

Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Education operates prefectural high schools:

Private high schools:

Elementary and junior high schools

The operates municipal elementary and junior high schools.

Municipal junior high schools:[5]

Municipal elementary schools:[6]

Additionally, the zones of Higashi Hongo Elementary School (東本郷小学校), Kamihashi Elementary School (神橋小学校) and Shirahata Elementary School (白幡小学校), not in Kohoku-ku, include portions of Kohoku-ku.[7]

Transportation

Rail

Highways

Airport access

An airport limousine bus service operates between Shin-Yokohama Prince Hotel and Shin-Yokohama Station and Narita Airport.[8]

Notable people from Kōhoku Ward

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. 1996 Workplace and Corporate Statistics Survey
  2. "Company Overview." ANEST IWATA. Retrieved on April 19, 2015.
  3. "Corporate Profile ." Elna Co. Retrieved on April 19, 2015.
  4. Web site: 続日本100名城 . 日本城郭協会. ja. 25 July 2019.
  5. Web site: R04-02-80_kohoku.xlsx. City of Yokohama. 2022-11-05. - From this link
  6. Web site: R04-01-80_kohoku.xlsx. City of Yokohama. 2022-11-05. - From this link
  7. Web site: 小・中学校等の通学区域一覧(通学規則 別表). City of Yokohama. 2022-10-21.
  8. http://www.limousinebus.co.jp/en/timetable/narita/shinyokohama.htm Airport Limousine: Shin-Yokohama Area ↔ Narita Airport