Suruga | |
Official Name: | Suruga Ward |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Settlement Type: | Ward |
Image Map1: | Location of Suruga ward Shizuoka city Shizuoka prefecture Japan.svg |
Map Caption1: | Location of Suruga-ku in Shizuoka |
Pushpin Map: | Japan |
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Coordinates: | 34.9606°N 138.4042°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Japan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Tōkai (Chūbu) |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
Subdivision Name2: | Shizuoka |
Subdivision Type3: | City |
Subdivision Name3: | Shizuoka |
Area Total Km2: | 73.06 |
Population Total: | 210684 |
Population As Of: | December 1, 2019 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
Utc Offset1: | +9 |
Blank Name Sec1: | City Symbols |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | - Tree |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | - Flower |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | - Bird |
Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
Blank Info Sec2: | 054-202-5811 |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
Blank1 Info Sec2: | 10-40 Minami-Yawata-cho, Suruga-ku Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka-ken 422-8550 |
Website: | Suruga-ku home page |
is one of three wards of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan, 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-ku was created on April 1, 2005 when Shizuoka became a city designated by government ordinance (a "designated city"). It consists of the area of Shizuoka prior to its merger with Shimizu, south of the Tōkaidō Main Line rail tracks. As of 1 December 2019, Suruga-ku had a population of 210,684, with a land area of 73.06 km2 and a population density of 2,884 persons per km2.
It has a North Korean school, Shizuoka Korean Elementary and Junior High School (静岡朝鮮初中級学校).
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