Meitō | |
Official Name: | Meitō Ward |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Settlement Type: | Ward |
Pushpin Map: | Japan |
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Coordinates: | 35.1758°N 137.0103°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Japan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Tōkai region Chūbu region |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
Subdivision Name2: | Aichi |
Subdivision Type3: | City |
Subdivision Name3: | Nagoya |
Area Total Km2: | 19.45 |
Population Total: | 165287 |
Population As Of: | October 1, 2019 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
Utc Offset1: | +9 |
Blank Name Sec1: | City Symbols |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | - Tree |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Zelkova serrata[1] |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | - Flower |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Dianthus |
Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
Blank Info Sec2: | 052-773-1111 |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
Blank1 Info Sec2: | 2-15 Kamisha, Meitō-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken 464-8644 |
is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the ward had an estimated population of 165,287 and a population density of 8,498 persons per km². The total area was 19.45 km².
Meitō Ward is located in eastern Nagoya city.
The area of present Meitō-ku was formerly part of Aichi District and Higashikasugai District. Incorporated into the city of Nagoya by 1955 and divided between Chikusa Ward and Showa Ward, it became a separate ward on February 1, 1975.