Izumi
泉区 | |
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Izumi Ward | |
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.