Izumi
泉区 | |
|---|---|
| Izumi Ward | |
 Izumi Ward Office | |
 Flag | |
 Location of Izumi-ku in Sendai | |
  Izumi | |
| Coordinates: 38°19′35″N 140°52′53″E / 38.32639°N 140.88139°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Tohoku |
| Prefecture | Miyagi |
| City | Sendai |
| Area | |
• Total | 146.61 km2 (56.61 sq mi) |
| Population (July 1, 2017) | |
• Total | 215,048 |
| • Density | 1,470/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Symbols | |
| • Tree | Pine |
| • Flower | Narcissus |
| • Bird | Common pheasant |
| Phone number | 022-372-3111 |
| Address | 2-1-1 Izumi-Chuo, Izumi-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken 981-3189 |
| Website | Official website (in Japanese) |
Izumi-ku (泉区) is the northernmost ward of the city of Sendai, in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2017[update], the ward had a population of 215,048 and a population density of 1470 persons per km2 in 90,336 households.[1] The total area of the ward was 146.61 square kilometres (56.61 sq mi). Izumi-ku is the twelfth-largest ward in Japan in terms of area, and third-largest in Sendai (behind Aoba-ku and Taihaku-ku).[2][3] Formerly the independent city of Izumi, the population of the area expanded extremely rapidly from the mid-1970s onwards as a bedroom community for central Sendai. In 1988, the city of Izumi was annexed by Sendai.
- ^ Sendai city official statistics(in Japanese)
- ^ M.Higashide. "Nationwide Ward Area Ranking" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2007-09-21. Retrieved 2007-01-06.
- ^ Geographic Survey Institute (2006-04-01). "2006-04-01 data survey" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2006-12-10. Retrieved 2007-01-06.