Naka-ku

Naka-ku is one of the 18 wards of the city of in , Japan. In 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 146,563 and a population density of 7,080 persons per km². The total area was 20.86 km².
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  • Type: Suburb with 148,000 residents
  • Description: ward of Yokohama City, Japan
  • Also known as: Naka Ku”, “Naka ward”, and “Naka-ku, Yokohama

Places of Interest

Highlights include Yokohama Chinatown and Yokohama Marine Tower.

is located in , , which is located just south of . It was established in the late 19th century, and has a population of about 3,000 to 4,000.

Lighthouse
Photo: Los688, Public domain.
is a 106 metres high lattice tower with an observation deck at a height of 100 metres in Naka Ward, , . The light characteristic is marked by a flash every twenty seconds, whereby the light's colour is alternating red and green.

Railway station
is a major interchange railway station in , , Japan. It is the busiest station in and the fifth-busiest in the world as of 2013, serving 760 million passengers a year.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kanagawa and Minami-ku.

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Kanagawa-ku is one of the 18 wards of the city of in , . As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 230,401 and a density of 9,650 persons per km2. The total area was 23.88 km2. is situated 4 km north of Naka-ku.

Suburb
is one of the 18 wards of the city of in , . As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 197,019 and a density of 15,550 persons per km².

Suburb
Hodogaya-ku is one of the 18 wards of the city of in , . As of 2010, Ward had an estimated population of 205,887 and a density of 9,400 inhabitants per square kilometer. The total area was 21.91 km2. is situated 4½ km west of Naka-ku.

Naka-ku

Latitude
35.4447° or 35° 26′ 41″ north
Longitude
139.6421° or 139° 38′ 32″ east
Population
148,000
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
8Q7XCJVR+VR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2115186702
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
1855916
Wiki­data ID
Q1141068
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Naka-ku” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: ناكا-كو
  • Azerbaijani: Naka rayonu
  • Basque: Naka-ku
  • Catalan: Naka-ku
  • Catalan: Naka
  • Cebuano: Naka-ku
  • Chinese: 中区
  • Chinese: 中區
  • Czech: Naka-ku
  • Dutch: Naka-ku
  • Esperanto: Kvartalo Naka-ku
  • Esperanto: Naka-kvartalo
  • French: arrondissement central
  • French: Arrondissement central
  • French: arrondissement de Naka
  • French: Naka-ku (Yokohama)
  • French: Naka-ku
  • German: Naka-ku
  • Hebrew: נאקה-קו
  • Hungarian: Naka-ku
  • Irish: Naka-ku
  • Italian: Naka-ku
  • Japanese: Naka-ku
  • Japanese: なかく
  • Japanese: ナカク
  • Japanese: 中区 (横浜市)
  • Japanese: 中区
  • Japanese: 横浜市中区
  • Korean: 나카구
  • Persian: ناکا-کو، یوکوهاما
  • Persian: ناکا-کو
  • Polish: Naka
  • Portuguese: Naka-ku
  • Russian: Нака-ку
  • Russian: Район Нака
  • Slovak: Naka-ku
  • Spanish: Barrio Naka
  • Spanish: Naka-ku
  • Tagalog: Naka-ku, Yokohama
  • Tagalog: Naka-ku
  • Thai: เขตนากะ
  • Turkish: Naka, Yokohama
  • Turkish: Naka
  • Ukrainian: Нака
  • Ukrainian: Район Нака
  • Urdu: ناکا وارڈ، یوکوہاما
  • Urdu: ناکا وارڈ
  • Venetian: Naka-ku
  • Vietnamese: Naka-ku
  • Vietnamese: Naka, Yokohama

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