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Coordinates: 34°5915N 135°4520E / 34.98749°N 135.75547°E / 34.98749; 135.75547
 

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Shimogyō
下京区
Ward of Kyoto
Location of Shimogyō-ku in Kyoto
Location of Shimogyō-ku in Kyoto
Shimogyō is located in Japan
Shimogyō

Shimogyō

Location of Shimogyō-ku in Japan

Coordinates: 34°59′15N 135°45′20E / 34.98749°N 135.75547°E / 34.98749; 135.75547
CountryJapan
PrefectureKyoto
CityKyoto
Founded1879
Area
 • Total6.78 km2 (2.62 sq mi)
Highest elevation
38 m (125 ft)
Lowest elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (October 1, 2020)
 • Total82,784
 • Estimate 
(2021)
82,391
 • Density12,000/km2 (32,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Websitewww.city.kyoto.lg.jp/shimogyo/
Kyoto Tower is a landmark in Shimogyō-ku.

Shimogyō-ku (下京区) is one of the eleven wards in the cityofKyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. First established in 1879, it has been merged and split, and took on its present boundaries in 1955, with the establishment of a separate Minami-ku.

Kyoto Tower and Kyoto Station are major landmarks in Shimogyō-ku. Shijō Street on the northern edge of the area, especially around the Shijō Kawaramachi intersection, is the busiest shopping district in the city. Kyoto Station has an extensive shopping center, including a department store in the station building, and the underground Porta mall.

Shimogyō-ku has a population of 82,784 and an area of 6.78 km2. Three rivers, Horikawa, Kamogawa and Takasegawa pass through the ward.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1960 146,174—    
1970 116,200−20.5%
1980 86,821−25.3%
1990 73,457−15.4%
2000 71,212−3.1%
2010 79,287+11.3%
2020 82,784+4.4%
Source: [1]

Economy[edit]

Education[edit]

Lycée français international de Kyoto, a French international school, is in Shimogyô-ku.[5]

Sights[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Basic Corporate Information." Omron. Retrieved on December 3, 2016.
  • ^ "TAKARA HOLDINGS INC.". Takara Holdings. Retrieved on December 3, 2016.
  • ^ "Corporate Profile". TOSE CO., LTD. Retrieved on December 3, 2016.
  • ^ "Annual Report Archived 2015-01-28 at the Wayback Machine". Bank of Kyoto, Ltd. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  • ^ Home. Lycée français international de Kyoto. Retrieved on 28 October 2017 "Lycée français international de Kyoto 411 Motoshinmeicho Tominokojidôri Gojo agaru Shimogyô-ku Kyoto 〒600-8065 "
  • External links[edit]

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