Hanamigawa-ku

Ward in Kantō, Japan
Hanamigawa
Official seal of Hanamigawa
Seal
Location of Hanamigawa Ward in Chiba
Location of Hanamigawa Ward in Chiba
35°39′46″N 140°04′09″E / 35.66278°N 140.06917°E / 35.66278; 140.06917
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureChiba
CityChiba
Area
 • Total34.24 km2 (13.22 sq mi)
Population
 (April 2012)
 • Total179,770
 • Density5,300/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Address1-1 Mizuho, Hanamigawa-ku Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken
262-8733
WebsiteOfficial website of Hanamigawa-ku
Hanamigawa Ward Office (Dec 20, 2011)

Hanamigawa Ward (花見川区, Hanamigawa-ku) is one of the six wards of the city of Chiba in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of April 2012, the ward has an estimated population of 179,770 and a population density of 5,250 persons per km². The total area is 34.24 km².[1]

Geography

Hanamigawa Ward is located inland in the northernmost part of the city of Chiba. The ward takes its name from the Hanami River, which flows through the ward.

Places

  • Amadocho
  • Asahigaoka
  • Asahigaokacho
  • Chigusacho
  • Dainichicho
  • Hanamigawa
  • Hanashimacho
  • Hanazono
  • Hanazonocho
  • Hatamachi
  • Kashiwai
  • Kashiwaicho
  • Kemigawacho
  • Kotehashicho
  • Kotehashidai
  • Makuharicho
  • Makuharihongo
  • Miharuno
  • Minami-Hanazono
  • Miyanogidai
  • Mizuho
  • Nagasakucho
  • Nagasakudai
  • Naniwacho
  • Nishi-Konakadai
  • Sakushindai
  • Sankakucho
  • Satsukigaoka
  • Takeishicho
  • Uchiyamacho
  • Unayacho
  • Yokodocho
  • Yokododai

Transportation

Railroads

Education

Municipal elementary and junior high schools are operated by the Chiba City Board of Education (千葉市教育委員会).

Municipal junior high schools:[2]

  • Amado (天戸中学校)
  • Asahigaoka (朝日ケ丘中学校)
  • Hanamigawa (花見川中学校)
  • Hanazono (花園中学校)
  • Kotehashi (犢橋中学校)
  • Kotehashidai (こてはし台中学校)
  • Makuhari (幕張中学校)
  • Makuhari Hongo (幕張本郷中学校)
  • Midorigaoka (緑が丘中学校)
  • Satsukigaoka (さつきが丘中学校)

Former junior high schools[2]

  • Hamamigawa No. 1 (花見川第一中学校)
  • Hamamigawa No. 2 (花見川第二中学校)

Municipal elementary schools:[3]

  • Asahigaoka (朝日ケ丘小学校)
  • Hanamigawa (花見川小学校)
  • Hanamigawa No. 3 (花見川第三小学校)
  • Hanashima (花島小学校)
  • Hanazono (花園小学校)
  • Hata (畑小学校)
  • Kashiwai (柏井小学校)
  • Kemigawa (検見川小学校)
  • Kotehashi (犢橋小学校)
  • Kotehashidai (こてはし台小学校)
  • Makuhari (幕張小学校)
  • Makuhari Higashi (幕張東小学校)
  • Makuhari Minami (幕張南小学校)
  • Mizuho (瑞穂小学校)
  • Nagasaku (長作小学校)
  • Nishikonakadai (西小中台小学校)
  • Nishinoya (西の谷小学校)
  • Sakushin (作新小学校)
  • Satsukigaoka Higashi (さつきが丘東小学校)
  • Satsukigaoka Nishi (さつきが丘西小学校)
  • Uenodai (上の台小学校)
  • Yokodo (横戸小学校)

Former elementary schools:[3]

  • Hanamigawa No. 1 (花見川第一小学校)
  • Hanamigawa No. 2 (花見川第二小学校)
  • Hanamigawa No. 4 (花見川第四小学校)
  • Hanamigawa No. 5 (花見川第五小学校)

The Chiba Korean Primary and Junior High School, a North Korea-aligned Korean international school, is located in Hamamigawa-ku.[4]

Noted people from Hanamigawa Ward

References

  1. ^ 千葉市の推計人口. Chiba official website (in Japanese). Chiba city. Archived from the original on 31 October 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  2. ^ a b "千葉市立の中学校一覧". Chiba City. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  3. ^ a b "千葉市立の小学校一覧". Chiba City. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  4. ^ Home page Archived 2015-08-22 at the Wayback Machine. Chiba Korean Primary and Junior High School. Retrieved on April 12, 2015. "千葉県千葉市花見川区浪花町965"
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