Bunkyō
Bunkyō
文京区 | |
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| Bunkyō City | |
| Tokyo Dome Tokyo Dome | |
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Flag of Bunkyō Flag Official seal of Bunkyō Emblem | |
| Location of Bunkyō in Tokyo Location of Bunkyō in Tokyo | |
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| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Tokyo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hironobu Narisawa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.29 km2 (4.36 sq mi) |
| Population (May 1, 2015) | |
| • Total | 217,743 |
| • Density | 19,290/km2 (50,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | Kasuga 1-16-21, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-6555 |
| Website | www |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Azalea |
| Tree | Ginkgo biloba |
Lua error in Module:Nihongo at line 88: attempt to call field '_transl' (a nil value). is one of the 23 special wards within Tokyo, Japan.[1]
The municipality calls itself "Bunkyo City" in English.[2]
History[change]
On 15 March 1947, the ward of Bunkyō was formed by combining the wards of Hongō and Koishikawa.[3]
Geography[change]
Bunkyō is in central Tokyo. It borders Shinjuku and Chiyoda on the south. Toshima is on the ward's western border. Kita is on the norther border. Taitō is on the east.
Related pages[change]
References[change]
- ↑ Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG), "Municipalities within Tokyo" Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-3-27.
- ↑ Bunkyo City Archived 2011-05-15 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-3-27.
- ↑ 大東京35区物語～15区から23区へ～東京23区の歴史 (in Japanese). Tokyo Metropolitan Archives. Archived from the original on 2020-06-17. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
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Other websites[change]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bunkyo, Tokyo.
- Bunkyo website (in Japanese)
- Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Special wardsArchived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
