is one of the six wards of the city of Chiba in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of April 2012, the ward has an estimated population of 179,770 and a population density of 5,250 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area is 34.24 km<sup>2</sup>.
Geography
Hanamigawa Ward is located inland in the northernmost part of the city of Chiba. The ward takes its name from the Hanami River, which flows through the ward.
Places
Transportation
Railroads
Education
Municipal elementary and junior high schools are operated by the Chiba City Board of Education ().
Municipal junior high schools:
- Amado ()
- Asahigaoka (æÂÂæÂ¥ã±ä¸Âä¸Âå¦校)
- Hanamigawa (è±è¦Âå·Âä¸Âå¦校)
- Hanazono ()
- Kotehashi (ç¢æ©Âä¸Âå¦校)
- Kotehashidai (ãÂÂã¦ã¯ãÂÂå°ä¸Âå¦校)
- Makuhari ()
- Makuhari Hongo ()
- Midorigaoka ()
- Satsukigaoka ()
Former junior high schools
- Hamamigawa No. 1 (è±è¦Âå·Â第ä¸Âä¸Âå¦校)
- Hamamigawa No. 2 (è±è¦Âå·Â第äºÂä¸Âå¦校)
Municipal elementary schools:
- Asahigaoka (æÂÂæÂ¥ã±ä¸Âå°Âå¦校)
- Hanamigawa (è±è¦Âå·Âå°Âå¦校)
- Hanamigawa No. 3 (è±è¦Âå·Â第ä¸Âå°Âå¦校)
- Hanashima (è±島å°Âå¦校)
- Hanazono ()
- Hata ()
- Kashiwai (æÂÂäºÂå°Âå¦校)
- Kemigawa ()
- Kotehashi (ç¢æ©Âå°Âå¦校)
- Kotehashidai (ãÂÂã¦ã¯ãÂÂå°å°Âå¦校)
- Makuhari ()
- Makuhari Higashi ()
- Makuhari Minami ()
- Mizuho ()
- Nagasaku (é·ä½Âå°Âå¦校)
- Nishikonakadai (西å°Âä¸Âå°å°Âå¦校)
- Nishinoya ()
- Sakushin ()
- Satsukigaoka Higashi ()
- Satsukigaoka Nishi ()
- Uenodai ()
- Yokodo (横æÂ¸å°Âå¦校)
Former elementary schools:
- Hanamigawa No. 1 (è±è¦Âå·Â第ä¸Âå°Âå¦校)
- Hanamigawa No. 2 (è±è¦Âå·Â第äºÂå°Âå¦校)
- Hanamigawa No. 4 (è±è¦Âå·Â第åÂÂå°Âå¦校)
- Hanamigawa No. 5 (è±è¦Âå·Â第äºÂå°Âå¦校)
The Chiba Korean Primary and Junior High School, a North Korea-aligned Korean international school, is located in Hamamigawa-ku.
Noted people from Hanamigawa Ward
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