Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai

Coordinates: 38°14′39″N 140°54′3″E / 38.24417°N 140.90083°E / 38.24417; 140.90083
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Wakabayashi
若林区
Wakabayashi Ward
Wakabayashi Ward Office
Wakabayashi Ward Office
Miyagi
CitySendai
Area
 • Total50.86 km2 (19.64 sq mi)
Population
 (October 1, 2018)
 • Total137,494
 • Density2,700/km2 (7,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (Japan Standard Time)
Symbols 
Phone number022-282-1111
Address3-1 Shuninmae-cho, Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken 981-3189
WebsiteOfficial website (in Japanese)

Wakabayashi-ku (若林区) is the eastern

Sendai, in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 June 2019, the ward had a population of 138,102 and a population density of 2715 persons per km² in 63583 households.[1]
The total area of the ward was 50.86 square kilometres (19.64 sq mi).

Geography

Wakabayashi-ku is located on the coast, bordered by Sendai Bay on the Pacific Ocean to the east, and by the city of Natori separated by the Natori River to the south.

Neighboring municipalities

History

The area of present-day Wakabayashi-ku was part of ancient

Miyagi District of Miyagi Prefecture. The area was annexed by the city of Sendai in 1989. In the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the area was severely damaged, especially in Arahama district, where almost all 2,700 houses were destroyed and swept away by tsunamis.[2]

Education

Wakabayashi-ku has 12 public elementary schools and six public junior high schools operated by the city government, and one public junior school operated by the Miyagi Prefectural Board of Education. There are two private elementary schools. The ward also has two public high schools operated by the Miyagi Prefectural Board of Education. The city also operates one combined middle/junior high school.

Transportation

Railway

Highway

National historic sites

References

  1. ^ Sendai city official statistics(in Japanese)
  2. ^ NHK special broadcast, 1425UTC, 12 March 2011.

External links

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