Area 72.89 km² | Phone number 054-202-5811 Population 213,509 (1 Jul 2012) | |
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Address 10-40 Minami-Yawata-cho, Suruga-ku Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka-ken 422-8550 | ||
Suruga-ku (駿河区, Suruga-ku) 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 south east faces Suruga Bay.
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Map of Suruga Ward, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
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 July 1 2012, Suruga-ku had a population of 213,509, with a land area of 72.89 square kilometers.
Education
It has a North Korean school, Shizuoka Korean Elementary and Junior High School (静岡朝鮮初中級学校).
References
Suruga-ku, Shizuoka Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA