Chikusa-ku, Nagoya

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| official_name = Chikusa Ward

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{{STN|Imaike|x|Aichi}} night view

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| population_total = 165863

| population_as_of = October 1, 2019

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| blank2_info_sec1 = Hydrangea{{cite web |url=http://www.city.nagoya.jp/chikusa/category/73-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0.html |script-title=ja:千種区の概要 |date=1 October 2007 |publisher=Nagoya City |language=Japanese |accessdate=7 January 2011 |archive-date=4 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110204193943/http://www.city.nagoya.jp/chikusa/category/73-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0.html |url-status=dead }}

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| blank1_info_sec2 = 8-37 Kakuōzan-dōri, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken 464-8644

| website = {{URL|http://www.city.nagoya.jp/chikusa/}} {{in lang|ja}}

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{{Nihongo|Chikusa|千種区|Chikusa-ku}} is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the ward had an estimated population of 165,863 and a population density of 9,123 persons per km². The total area was 18.18 km².

Geography

Chikusa Ward is located in northeastern Nagoya city.

=Surrounding municipalities=

History

The town of Chikusa and the village of Higashiyama in Aichi District were annexed by the city of Nagoya on August 22, 1921, becoming part of Higashi Ward. Chikusa Ward was established in 1937. On April 5, 1955 the neighboring village of Idaka was merged into Chikusa Ward.

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