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Isogo 磯子区 | |
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| Isogo Ward | |
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 Location of Isogo inKanagawa | |
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| Coordinates:35°24′8″N139°37′8″E / 35.40222°N 139.61889°E /35.40222; 139.61889 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Kanagawa |
| City | Yokohama |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.17 km2 (7.40 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2010) | |
• Total | 163,406 |
| • Density | 8,520/km2 (22,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| - Tree | Prunus mume |
| - Flower | Cosmos |
| Address | 3-5-1 Isogo, Isogo-ku Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 235-0016 |
| Website | Isogo Ward Office |
Isogo-ku (磯子区) is one of the 18wards of the city ofYokohama inKanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward has an estimatedpopulation of 163,406 and apopulation density of 8,520 persons per km2. The total area is 19.17 km2.
Isogo is located in eastern Kanagawa Prefecture, and in the southeast corner of the city of Yokohama. The area is largely flatland, with scattered small hills. The Ward is bordered to the east byNegishi Bay, a minor bay on the coast of largerTokyo Bay.
During theEdo period, area around present-day Isogo Ward was formerly part of thetenryō territory inSagami Province controlled directly by theTokugawa shogunate, but administered through varioushatamoto. The area consisted of small fishing villages, noted primarily for their catch ofSea cucumber. After theMeiji Restoration, the area became part of Kuraki District in the newKanagawa Prefecture. In the cadastral reform of April 1, 1889, the area was divided into numerous villages. On April 1, 1901, Negishi village was annexed by neighboring Yokohama. The remaining northern portions of the district were annexed in 1911 and 1927. On October 10, 1927, the 14 former towns and villages were re-organized as Isogo Ward within the city of Yokohama.
Isogo Ward annexed the remaining southern portions of Kuraki District (Kanazawa Town and Mutsuuraso Village) in October 1936. DuringWorld War II, Isogo was bombed twice: once on April 15, 1945, and again during the devastatingYokohama Air Raid of May 29, 1945, during which 692 houses were burned down. On May 15, 1948, Kanazawa Ward was separated from Isogo Ward. During the 1960s, the coastal areas of Isogo were converted into a massive chemical and petrochemical industrial zone through the extensive use of landfill, and the population of the area increased dramatically. The Isogo Ward offices relocated to their present location in June 1967.
Isogo is largely a regional commercial center andbedroom community for central Yokohama, Kawasaki and Tokyo. The coastal area is part of the Keihin heavy industrial zone, and has numerous chemical and petrochemical plants.
Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Education operates prefectural high schools. They are:
Yokohama Municipal Board of Education [ja] operates a municipal high school:
The municipal board of education also operates public elementary and junior high schools.
Junior high schools:[1]
Elementary schools:[2]
Additionally, Fujinoki Elementary School (藤の木小学校), Hishita Elementary School (日下小学校), Koda Elementary School (小田小学校), and Nishi-Tomioka Elementary School (西富岡小学校), outside of Isogo-ku, have attendance zones including parts of Isogo-ku.[3]
Private high and secondary schools:
The South Korean government maintains the Korea Education Institution in Kanagawa (Korean:가나가와한국종합교육원,Japanese:神奈川韓国綜合教育院) in this ward.[4]
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Isogo 3-10-28, Isogo-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken, 235-0016, Japan
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