Izumi-ku, Sendai

Izumi
泉区
Izumi Ward
Izumi Ward Office
Izumi Ward Office
Flag of Izumi
Location of Izumi-ku in Sendai
Location of Izumi-ku in Sendai
Izumi is located in Japan
Izumi
Izumi
 
Coordinates: 38°19′35″N 140°52′53″E / 38.32639°N 140.88139°E / 38.32639; 140.88139
CountryJapan
RegionTohoku
PrefectureMiyagi
CitySendai
Area
 • Total146.61 km2 (56.61 sq mi)
Population
 (July 1, 2017)
 • Total215,048
 • Density1,470/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Symbols 
• TreePine
• FlowerNarcissus
• BirdCommon pheasant
Phone number022-372-3111
Address2-1-1 Izumi-Chuo, Izumi-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken 981-3189
WebsiteOfficial 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, 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.

  1. ^ Sendai city official statistics(in Japanese)
  2. ^ M.Higashide. "Nationwide Ward Area Ranking" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2007-09-21. Retrieved 2007-01-06.
  3. ^ 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.