Tenpaku | |
Official Name: | Tenpaku Ward |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Settlement Type: | Ward |
Pushpin Map: | Japan |
Pushpin Map Caption: | |
Coordinates: | 35.1228°N 136.9751°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Japan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Tōkai region Chūbu region |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
Subdivision Name2: | Aichi |
Area Total Km2: | 21.58 |
Population Total: | 164522 |
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: | - Flower |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Marguerite daisy[1] |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | - Tree |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Osmanthus fragrans |
Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
Blank Info Sec2: | 052-803-1111 |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
Blank1 Info Sec2: | 2-201 Shimada, Tempaku-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken 468-8510 |
is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan., the ward had an estimated population of 164,522, and a population density of 7,624 persons per km². The total area was 21.58sqkm.
Tempaku Ward is located in eastern Nagoya city.
The area of present Tempaku District has strong connections with the Oda clan and was a frequently battlefield in the Sengoku period. During the Edo period, it was largely part of Owari Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate. The modern village of Tempaku was established in 1906 within Aichi District. It was annexed by the city of Nagoya in 1955, becoming part of Showa District. In 1975, Showa District was divided into the new Showa District and Tempaku District.