Shimogyō-ku (Kyoto)

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Shimogyō-ku
Municipality of Kyoto
Ukyō-ku Nishikyō-ku Sakyō-ku Kita-ku Kamigyō-ku Nakagyō-ku Shimogyō-ku Higashiyama-ku Minami-ku Fushimi-ku Yamashina-ku Yamashina-kuKyoto Boroughs
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Coordinates 34 ° 59 '15 "  N , 135 ° 45' 20"  E Coordinates: 34 ° 59 '15 "  N , 135 ° 45' 20"  E
surface 6.82 km²
Residents 82,680 (Oct 1, 2019)
Population density 12,123 inhabitants / km²
Start-up Apr 10, 1879
Community key 26106-8

Administration address		 608-8, Nishidōin-dōri Shiokōji agaru, Higashishiokōjichō, Shimogyō-ku, Kyōto 600-8588

Shimogyō-ku ( Japanese 下 京 区 , German "lower capital district") is one of eleven districts ( ku ) of Kyōto , Japan .

history

It was founded on April 10, 1879 as part of the old city prefecture of Kyōto ( Kyōto-fu ) . When the Japanese community was reorganized on April 1, 1889, the city ( shi ) Kyōto was formed from him and Kamigyō-ku . On April 1, 1929, the east was spun off as the district of Higashiyama-ku and formed from the northern part together with the southern part of Kamigyō-ku the municipality of Nakagyō-ku . It received its current boundaries on September 1, 1955 with the spin-off of Minami-ku in the south.

Attractions

The Kyoto Tower can be seen from several kilometers away

Important structures are the Kyoto Tower and the Kyoto train station . Shijōstraße runs along the northern edge of the district, around which, especially at the intersection with Kawaramachistraße, is the liveliest shopping district in the city. The three rivers Hori , Kamo and Takase flow through Shimogyō-ku.

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