Hanamigawa-ku

Hanamigawa

花見川区
Hanamigawa 花見川区
Ward
	Hanamigawa Ward
	Seal
	Location of Hanamigawa Ward in Chiba
	Hanamigawa
	Coordinates: 35°39′46″N 140°04′09″E / 35.66278°N 140.06917°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Chiba
City	Chiba
Area
• Total	34.24 km2 (13.22 sq mi)
Population (April 2012)
• Total	179,770
• Density	5,300/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Address	1-1 Mizuho, Hanamigawa-ku Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken; 262-8733
Website	Official website of Hanamigawa-ku

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

Transportation

Railroads

JR East – Sōbu Line
- Makuharihongō - Makuhari - Shin-Kemigawa
Keisei Electric Railway – Chiba Line
- Keisei Makuharihongō - Keisei Makuhari - Kemigawa

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

Masaki Aiba – singer, actor
Hitori Gekidan - comedian, actor
Matsuko Deluxe - TV personality
Yasuyuki Kataoka - professional baseball player
Akira Narahashi – professional soccer player
Akinori Otsuka - professional baseball player
Fuminori Yokogawa - professional baseball player
Kotofuji Takaya - sumo wrestler

References

^ 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.
^ ^a ^b "千葉市立の中学校一覧". Chiba City. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
^ ^a ^b "千葉市立の小学校一覧". Chiba City. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
^ 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"

[population-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.

[JHSlist-2] "千葉市立の中学校一覧". Chiba City. Retrieved 2022-12-26.

[ESlist-3] "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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