Aoi-ku, Shizuoka

Aoi
葵区
Aoi Ward
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Location of Aoi-ku in Shizuoka
Location of Aoi-ku in Shizuoka
Aoi is located in Shizuoka Prefecture
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Aoi is located in Japan
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Aoi (Japan)
Coordinates: 34°58′30″N 138°23′1″E / 34.97500°N 138.38361°E / 34.97500; 138.38361
CountryJapan
RegionTōkai Koshin'etsu region (Chūbu)
PrefectureShizuoka
CityShizuoka
Area
 • Total1,411.90 km2 (545.14 sq mi)
Population
 (January 10, 2020)
 • Total249,451
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number054-254-2115
Address5-1 Otemachi, Aoi-ku Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka-ken 420-8602
ClimateCfa
WebsiteAoi-ku home page
Aoi Ward Office

Aoi-ku (葵区, Aoi-ku) is one of three wards of the city of Shizuoka in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, located in the northern part of the city. Aoi-ku borders Suruga-ku in the south and Shimizu-ku to the southeast; the west faces Shimada, Fujieda and Kawanehon and its northern tip extends into the border between Nagano Prefecture and Yamanashi Prefecture. It is the largest ward in Japan in terms of geographic area. [citation needed]

Aoi-ku was created on April 1, 2003, when Shizuoka became a city designated by government ordinance (a "designated city"). It consists of the area of Shizuoka prior to its merger with Shimizu, north of the Tōkaidō Main Line rail tracks.

The ward is home to both the Shizuoka city offices as well as the Shizuoka prefectural offices.