Bunkyō

Bunkyō

文京区
Bunkyō 文京区
Special ward
	Bunkyō City
	Tokyo Dome
	Flag Emblem
	Location of Bunkyō in Tokyo
	Bunkyō Location in Japan
	Coordinates: 35°43′N 139°45′E / 35.717°N 139.750°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Tokyo
Government
• Mayor	Hironobu Narisawa
Area
• Total	11.29 km2 (4.36 sq mi)
Population (May 1, 2015)
• Total	217,743
• Density	19,290/km2 (50,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	Kasuga 1-16-21, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; 112-6555
Website	www.city.bunkyo.lg.jp
Symbols
Flower	Azalea
Tree	Ginkgo biloba

Bunkyō (文京区, Bunkyō-ku) is one of the 23 special wards within Tokyo, Japan.^[1]

The municipality calls itself "Bunkyo City" in English.^[2]

History

On 15 March 1947, the ward of Bunkyō was formed by combining the wards of Hongō and Koishikawa.^[3]

Geography

Bunkyō is in central Tokyo. It borders Shinjuku and Chiyoda on the south. Toshima is on the ward's western border. Kita is on the norther border. Taitō is on the east.

Related pages

References

↑ Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG), "Municipalities within Tokyo" Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-3-27.
↑ Bunkyo City Archived 2011-05-15 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-3-27.
↑ 大東京35区物語～15区から23区へ～東京23区の歴史 (in Japanese). Tokyo Metropolitan Archives. Archived from the original on 2020-06-17. Retrieved 2020-08-03.

Other websites

Bunkyo website (in Japanese)
Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Special wards Archived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG), "Municipalities within Tokyo" Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-3-27.

[2] Bunkyo City Archived 2011-05-15 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-3-27.

[3] 大東京35区物語～15区から23区へ～東京23区の歴史 (in Japanese). Tokyo Metropolitan Archives. Archived from the original on 2020-06-17. Retrieved 2020-08-03.

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