Izumi-ku, Sendai

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Izumi-ku Ward Office

Izumi-ku (泉区, Izumi-ku^?) is the northernmost ward of Sendai, in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Although Izumi-ku is mostly a residential area, it is also home to several college campuses; and companies such as Alps, Freescale Semiconductor, and Toppan have a large presence in the Izumi Parktown Industrial Park.

As of November 1, 2006, the population was 209,591. At 146.58km², Izumi-ku is the twelfth-largest ward in Japan, and third-largest in Sendai (behind Aoba-ku and Taihaku-ku)^[1]^[2]. The population density of ~1400 people per km² ranks in the bottom twenty nationwide, and is also less than several major cities in the United States.

1 History
2 Transportation
- 2.1 Train Stations
- 2.2 Roads
3 Buildings
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

April 1, 1889 - In Miyagi District, the villages of Nanakita and Izumidake are established
September 7, 1897 - Izumidake is renamed to Nenoshiroishi
April 1, 1931 - A portion of Nanakita is annexed by Sendai
April 10, 1955 - The remaining portion of Nanakita and Nenoshiroishi combine to form the village of Izumi
August 1, 1957 - The village of Izumi becomes a town (see Municipality of Japan)
November 1, 1971 - The town of Izumi becomes a city
March 1, 1988 - Izumi is annexed by Sendai
April 1, 1989 - When Sendai was designated as a city by the national government, Izumi-ku was formed as one of the five wards of the city.

History of Izumi-ku since 1889. Unless noted, all places are villages^[3]
until April 1, 1889	April 1, 1889	September 7, 1897	April 1, 1931	April 10, 1955	August 1, 1957	November 1, 1971	March 1, 1988	April 1, 1989
Miyagi District						Izumi	Sendai
Fukuoka (副岡村)	Izumidake (泉嶽村)	Nenoshirorishi (根白石村)	Nenoshirorishi (根白石村)	Izumi (泉村)	Izumi (泉町) promotion to town	Izumi (泉市) promotion to city	Merged to Sendai	Izumi-ku is founded
Nishi-Tanaka (西田中村)
Nenoshiroishi (根白石村)
Hōzawa (朴沢村)
Sanezawa (実沢村)
Ogaku (小角村)
Nanakita (七北田村)	Nanakita (七北田村)		Nanakita (七北田村)
Ichinazaka (市名坂村)
Matsumori (松森村)
Furuuchi (古内)
Kamiyagari (上谷刈村)
No (野村)
Aramaki (荒巻村)			Merged to Sendai					Aoba-ku
Kitane (北根村)			Merged to Sendai					Aoba-ku