Meitō-ku, Nagoya

Meitō 名東区
Ward
Meitō Ward
Kanare River
Location of Meitō-ku in Nagoya
Meitō
Coordinates: 35°10′33″N 137°0′37″E / 35.17583°N 137.01028°ECoordinates: 35°10′33″N 137°0′37″E / 35.17583°N 137.01028°E
Country	Japan
Region	Tōkai region Chūbu region
Prefecture	Aichi
City	Nagoya
Area
• Total	19.44 km^2 (7.51 sq mi)
Population (November 2011)
• Total	161,416
• Density	8,300/km^2 (21,000/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree	Zelkova serrata [1]
- Flower	Dianthus
Phone number	052-773-1111
Address	2-15 Kamisha, Meitō-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken 464-8644
Website	www.city.nagoya.jp/meito/ (Japanese)

Meitō-ku Ward Office

Meitō-ku (名東区 Meitō-ku) is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 2011, the ward had an estimated population of 161,416 and a population density of 8,300 persons per km². The total area was 19.44 km².

Geography

Meitō Ward is located in eastern Nagoya city.

Surrounding municipalities

• Moriyama Ward
• Chikusa Ward
• Tempaku Ward
• Nisshin
• Nagakute

History

The area of present Meitō-ku was formerly part of Aichi District and Higashikasugai District. Incorporated into the city of Nagoya by 1955 and divided between Chikusa Ward and Showa Ward, it became a separate ward on February 1, 1975.

Education

• Aichi Toho University

Transportation

Railroads

• Aichi Rapid Transit Company - Linimo
  • Fujigaoka
• Nagoya Municipal Subway – Higashiyama Line
  • Issha - Kamiyashiro - Hongō - Fujigaoka

Highways

• Tōmei Expressway
• Nagoya Dai-ni Kanjo Expressway
• Route 2 (Nagoya Expressway)
• Japan National Route 302
• Japan National Route 363

Noted people from Meitō-ku, Nagoya

• Shibata Katsuie – Samurai during the Sengoku period
• Mao Asada – professional figure skater
• Mai Asada – professional figure skater, model, actress
• Tetsuo Nakanishi – professional soccer player
• Kayo Satoh – model, actress

References

1. 名東区の紹介 (in Japanese). Nagoya City. 9 September 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2011.

External links

• / Official website (Japanese)