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Minato-ku, Tokyo

Minato
港区
Special ward
Minato City
The skyscrapers of Shiodome in Minato Ward
The skyscrapers of Shiodome in Minato Ward
Flag of Minato
Flag
Location of Minato in Tokyo
Location of Minato in Tokyo
Minato is located in Japan
Minato
Minato
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 35°39′29.05″N 139°45′5.76″E / 35.6580694°N 139.7516000°E / 35.6580694; 139.7516000Coordinates: 35°39′29.05″N 139°45′5.76″E / 35.6580694°N 139.7516000°E / 35.6580694; 139.7516000
Country Japan
Region Kantō
Prefecture Tokyo
Government
 • Mayor Masaaki Takei
Area
 • Total 20.37 km2 (7.86 sq mi)
Population (1 July 2015)
 • Total 243,094
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Website www.city.minato.tokyo.jp

Minato (港区 Minato-ku?, "Harbor") is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is also called Minato City in English.

As of 1 July 2015, it has an official population of 243,094, and a population density of 10,850 persons per km². The total area is 20.37 km².

Minato hosts a large number of embassies. It is also home to various domestic companies, including Honda, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, NEC, Sony,Fujitsu, and Toshiba, as well as the Japanese headquarters of a number of multi-national firms, including Google,Apple and Goldman Sachs.

Minato is located southwest of the Imperial Palace and has boundaries with the special wards of Chiyoda, Chūō, Kōtō (in Odaiba), Shinagawa, Shibuya, and Shinjuku.

The ward was founded on March 15, 1947 with the merger of Akasaka, Azabu, and Shiba Wards. The name minato means "port".


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