Shinagawa, Tokyo
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| 品川区 · Shinagawa City | |||
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| Coordinates: 35°36′N 139°44′E / 35.6°N 139.733°ECoordinates: 35°36′N 139°44′E / 35.6°N 139.733°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kantō | ||
| Prefecture | Tokyo | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 22.77 km2 (8.79 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2008) | |||
| • Total | 344,461 | ||
| • Density | 15,740/km2 (40,800/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| Website | Shinagawa (Japanese) | ||
Shinagawa (品川区 Shinagawa-ku) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It is sometimes called Shinagawa City in English.[1]
As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population of 344,461 and a density of 15,740 persons per km². The total area is 22.72 km².
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History [change]
The ward was founded on March 15, 1947 by combining Ebara Ward with the older Shinagawa Ward. Both Ebara Ward and Shinagawa Ward had been created in 1932 when Tokyo City expanded after the Great Kantō earthquake.
Politics and government [change]
Shinagawa is run by a city assembly of 40 elected members.
Foreign embassies and consulates [change]
Embassies [change]
Education [change]
Universities [change]
Special colleges [change]
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education operates two special colleges in Shinagawa:
- Tokyo Metropolitan College of Technology [1]
- Tokyo Metropolitan College of Industrial Technology [2]
Sister cities [change]
Shinagawa has sister-city relationships with Auckland in New Zealand, Geneva in Switzerland, and Portland, Maine in the United States.[2]
Geneva, Switzerland
Auckland, New Zealand[3]
Harbin, People's Republic of China
Hayakawa, Japan
Portland, Maine
Related pages [change]
References [change]
- ↑ Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG), "Municipalities within Tokyo"; retrieved 2012-3-27.
- ↑ 国際交流事業の紹介 | 品川区 ("Introduction to International Relations | Shinagawa") Retrieved on March 10, 2009
- ↑ "Sister Cities". Consulate-General of Japan in Auckland. Embassy of Japan. Archived from the original on 2008-12-08. http://www.webcitation.org/5cvev6xKH. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
Other websites [change]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Shinagawa, Tokyo |
- Shinagawa website (English), (Japanese)
- Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Special wards
