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Minato 港区 |
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| Special ward | ||
| Minato City | ||
The skyscrapers of Shiodome in Minato Ward
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 Location of Minato in Tokyo |
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| Coordinates: 35°39′29.05″N 139°45′5.76″E / 35.6580694°N 139.7516000°ECoordinates: 35°39′29.05″N 139°45′5.76″E / 35.6580694°N 139.7516000°E | ||
| Country | Japan | |
| Region | Kantō | |
| Prefecture | Tokyo | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Masaaki Takei | |
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| • Total | 20.37 km2 (7.86 sq mi) | |
| Population (1 July 2015) | ||
| • Total | 243,094 | |
| • Density | 12,000/km2 (31,000/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | |
| City hall address | 1-5-25 Shibakōen, Minato, Tokyo 105-8511 |
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| Website | www |
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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[update], 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 "harbor".
Minato is governed by mayor Masaaki Takei, an Independent supported by all major parties except the Japanese Communist Party. The city legislative assembly has 51 members and is dominated by the Liberal Democratic Party.
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