Minato
special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan
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Summary
Minato is a special ward of Japan[1]. Minato draws 6,716 Wikipedia views per month (special ward of japan category, ranking #3 of 23).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Tokyo[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Head of government: Ai Seike[5]
- Shares border with: Chiyoda[6], Chūō[7], Shinjuku[8], Kōtō[9], Shinagawa[10], Shibuya[11]
- Named after: Port of Tokyo[12]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Akasaka[13], Azabu-Jūban[14], Azabudai[15], Azabu-Nagasakachō[16], Azabu-Mamianachō[17], Atago[18], Kaigan[19], Kita-Aoyama[20], Kōnan[21], Shiba[22], Shibakōen[23], Shibadaimon[24], Shirokane[25], Shirokanedai[26]
- Headquarters location: Minato Ward Office, Tokyo[27]
- Legislative body: 港区議会[28]
- Postal code: 105-8511[29]
- Part of: ward area of Tokyo[30], Tokyo[31]
- Commons category: Minato, Tokyo[32]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[33]
- Inception: March 15, 1947[34], May 3, 1947[35]
- Official website: https://www.city.minato.tokyo.jp/[36]
- Topic's main category: Category:Minato, Tokyo[37]
- Population: 205,131[38], 243,283[39], 260,486[40], 258,105[41]
- Office held by head of government: 港区长[42]
- Replaces: Shiba-ku[43], Azabu-ku[44], Akasaka-ku[45]
- Contains settlement: Shiba[46], Azabu[47]
Why It Matters
Minato has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] Minato is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]