Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama

Kōhoku-ku (港北区) is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of March 1, 2012, the ward had an estimated population of 332,488, with 156,198 households and a population density of 10,588.79 persons per km². The total area was 31.40 km². Kōhoku Ward has the largest population of Yokohama's 18 wards, and ranks second to Naka Ward in the total number of workplaces.[1]

Kōhoku Ward Office
For the district in Guangxi with the same Chinese characters, see Gangbei District.
Kōhoku
港北区
Ward
Kōhoku Ward
Yokohama International Football Stadium
Yokohama International Football Stadium
Official seal of Kōhoku
Emblem
Location of Kōhoku in Kanagawa
Kōhoku is located in Japan
Kōhoku
Kōhoku
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 35°31′35″N 139°37′20″E
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureKanagawa
Area
 • Total31.40 km2 (12.12 sq mi)
Population
 (March 1, 2012)
 • Total332,488
 • Density10,588.79/km2 (27,424.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address26-1 Mamedo-chō, Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama
222-0032
Websitewww.city.yokohama.jp/me/kohoku/en
Symbols
FlowerPrunus mume
TreeFlowering Dogwood

Geography

Kōhoku Ward is located in eastern Kanagawa Prefecture, and on the northeastern borders of the city of Yokohama.

Surrounding municipalities

History

The area around present-day Kōhoku Ward was formerly part of Tsuzuki District in Musashi Province. During the Edo period, it was a rural region classified as tenryō territory controlled directly by the Tokugawa shogunate, but administered through various hatamoto. After the Meiji Restoration, the area became part of the new Kanagawa Prefecture in 1868. In the cadastral reform of April 1, 1889, the area was divided into numerous villages. In April 1939, it was annexed by the neighboring city of Yokohama.

Economy

Kōhoku Ward is largely a regional commercial center and bedroom community for central Yokohama, Kawasaki and Tokyo.

Companies headquartered in the ward include:

Local attractions

Education

Colleges and universities

High schools

Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Education operates prefectural high schools:

  • Kishine High School
  • Kohoku High School
  • Nippa High School

Private high schools:

Elementary and junior high schools

The Yokohama Municipal Board of Education operates municipal elementary and junior high schools.

Municipal junior high schools:[5]

Municipal elementary schools:[6]

  • Futoo (太尾)
  • Hiyoshidai (日吉台)
  • Hiyoshiminami (日吉南)
  • Kikuna (菊名)
  • Kitatsunashima (北綱島)
  • Kohoku (港北)
  • Komabayashi (駒林)
  • Kozukue (小机)
  • Mamedo (大豆戸)
  • Minowa (箕輪)
  • Morooka (師岡)
  • Nitta (新田)
  • Nippa (新羽)
  • Osone (大曽根)
  • Otsuna (大綱)
  • Shimoda (下田)
  • Shinohara (篠原)
  • Shinohara Nishi (篠原西)
  • Shin Yoshida (新吉田)
  • Shin Yoshida Daini (No. 2) (新吉田第二)
  • Shirosato (城郷)
  • Takata (高田)
  • Takata Higashi (高田東)
  • Tsunashima (綱島)
  • Tsunashima Higashi (綱島東)
  • Yagami (矢上)

Additionally, the zones of Higashi Hongo Elementary School (東本郷小学校), Kamihashi Elementary School (神橋小学校) and Shirahata Elementary School (白幡小学校), not in Kohoku-ku, include portions of Kohoku-ku.[7]

Transportation

Rail
Yokohama Arena
Shin Yokohama Station

Highways

Airport access

An airport limousine bus service operates between Shin-Yokohama Prince Hotel and Shin-Yokohama Station and Narita Airport.[8]

Notable people from Kōhoku Ward

References
  • Kato, Yuzo. Yokohama Past and Present. Yokohama City University (1990).
  1. 1996 Workplace and Corporate Statistics Survey
  2. "Company Overview." ANEST IWATA. Retrieved on April 19, 2015.
  3. "Corporate Profile Archived 2018-08-02 at the Wayback Machine." Elna Co. Retrieved on April 19, 2015.
  4. "続日本100名城" (in Japanese). 日本城郭協会. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  5. "R04-02-80_kohoku.xlsx". City of Yokohama. Retrieved 2022-11-05. - From this link
  6. "R04-01-80_kohoku.xlsx". City of Yokohama. Retrieved 2022-11-05. - From this link
  7. "小・中学校等の通学区域一覧（通学規則　別表）". City of Yokohama. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  8. Airport Limousine: Shin-Yokohama Area ↔ Narita Airport Archived 2008-08-31 at the Wayback Machine (in English)
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