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Suginami Ku (杉並区) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English, it
calls itself Suginami City.
As of 2005, the ward has an estimated population of 527,014 and a density of
15490 persons per km². The total area is 34.02 km².
History
The ward was founded on March 15, 1947.
Geography
Suginami occupies the western part of the ward area of Tokyo. Its neighbors
include these special wards: to the east, Shibuya and Nakano; to the north,
Nerima; and to the south, Setagaya. Its western neighbors are the cities of Mitaka
and Musashino.
The Kanda, Zenpukuji and Myoshoji Rivers pass through Suginami.
The center of population of Tokyo lies in Omiya 1-chome in Suginami.