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Meitō ku, Nagoya

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Country
  
Japan

- Tree
  
Zelkova serrata

Area
  
19.44 km²

Prefecture
  
Aichi Prefecture

City
  
Nagoya

- Flower
  
Dianthus

Population
  
161,416 (Nov 2011)

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Region
  
Tōkai region Chūbu region

Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Meitō-ku (名東区, Meitō-ku) is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 2011, the ward had an estimated population of 161,416 and a population density of 8,300 persons per km². The total area was 19.44 km².

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Map of Meito Ward, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Geography

Meitō Ward is located in eastern Nagoya city.

Surrounding municipalities

  • Moriyama Ward
  • Chikusa Ward
  • Tempaku Ward
  • Nisshin
  • Nagakute

    • History

    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.

    Education

  • Aichi Toho University

    • Railroads

  • Aichi Rapid Transit Company - Linimo
  • Fujigaoka
  • Nagoya Municipal Subway – Higashiyama Line
  • Issha - Kamiyashiro - Hongō - Fujigaoka

    • Highways

  • Tōmei Expressway
  • Nagoya Dai-ni Kanjo Expressway
  • Route 2 (Nagoya Expressway)
  • Japan National Route 302
  • Japan National Route 363

    • Noted people from Meitō-ku, Nagoya

  • Shibata Katsuie – Samurai during the Sengoku period
  • Mao Asada – professional figure skater
  • Mai Asada – professional figure skater, model, actress
  • Tetsuo Nakanishi – professional soccer player
  • Kayo Satoh – model, actress

    • References

    Meitō-ku, Nagoya Wikipedia
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