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Nerima Ku (練馬区) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan.
As of January 1, 2006, the ward has an estimated population of 686,237
(314,248 households), and a density of 14279 persons per km². 12,114 foreign
residents are registered in the ward. 17.9% of the ward's population is over the
age of 65. The total area is 48.16 km².
History
The ward was founded on August 1, 1947. Prior to that time, it had been part of
Itabashi. In 1952, the Japan Self-Defense Forces established a base there; the
First Division of the Eastern Group of the Ground Self-Defense Force has its
headquarters there. The United States Forces Japan already had a base, Grant
Heights, which it returned to Japanese control in 1973. Grant Heights had been
Narimasu Airfield under the Imperial Japanese Army until the end of World War II.
The runway is now the main street in front of the IMA Department Store in
Hikarigaoka.
Geography
Nerima lies at the northwestern edge of the 23 special wards of Tokyo. Its
neighbors are the special wards of Itabashi (to the east), Suginami, Toshima and
Nakano (to the south), as well as the cities of Musashino (to the southwest) and
Nishi-Tokyo (to the west). To the north lie three cities in Saitama Prefecture:
Wako, Asaka and Niiza.
As of January 1, 2006, the ward has an estimated population of 686,237
(314,248 households), and a density of 14279 persons per km². 12,114 foreign
residents are registered in the ward. 17.9% of the ward's population is over the
age of 65. The total area is 48.16 km².
History
The ward was founded on August 1, 1947. Prior to that time, it had been part of
Itabashi. In 1952, the Japan Self-Defense Forces established a base there; the
First Division of the Eastern Group of the Ground Self-Defense Force has its
headquarters there. The United States Forces Japan already had a base, Grant
Heights, which it returned to Japanese control in 1973. Grant Heights had been
Narimasu Airfield under the Imperial Japanese Army until the end of World War II.
The runway is now the main street in front of the IMA Department Store in
Hikarigaoka.
Geography
Nerima lies at the northwestern edge of the 23 special wards of Tokyo. Its
neighbors are the special wards of Itabashi (to the east), Suginami, Toshima and
Nakano (to the south), as well as the cities of Musashino (to the southwest) and
Nishi-Tokyo (to the west). To the north lie three cities in Saitama Prefecture:
Wako, Asaka and Niiza.