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Nagoya (名古屋市;
-shi) is the fourth largest and the third prosperous city in
Japan. Located on the
Pacific
coast in the
Chuubu region on central
Honshu, it is the
capital of
Aichi
prefecture. Its main industry is the automotive business, as many
Japanese automotive companies are based out of Nagoya like U. S. Automakers
are based out of Detroit.
As of
2003, the city has an estimated
population of 2,190,549 and the
density of 6,710.21 persons per
km². The total area is 326.45 km².
Nagoya currently has
Nagoya Airport(Komaki International Airport). That airport may be
replaced by the upcoming
Chubu International Airport.
The city was founded on
October 1,
1889 and has following
ku (ward):
Atsuta-ku,
Chikusa-ku,
Higashi-ku,
Kita-ku,
Meitou-ku,
Midori-ku,
Minami-ku,
Minato-ku,
Mizuho-ku,
Moriyama-ku,
Naka-ku,
Nakagawa-ku,
Nakamura-ku,
Nishi-ku,
Shouwa-ku,
Tenpaku-ku.
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