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Chiyoda (千代田区; -ku) is a special ward in central Tokyo, Japan. As of 2004, the ward has an estimated population of 42,015 and a density of 3,609.54 persons per kmē. Chiyoda is also home to over 36,000 businesses employing over 888,000 people. The total area is 11.64 kmē, of which the Imperial Palace takes up 12 percent.
Chiyoda consists of the Palace and a surrounding radius of about 1 km. The name Chiyoda, which literally means "field of a thousand generations," comes from the former name of Edo Castle, which was located in the center of present-day Chiyoda. Many government institutions, such as the Diet, Prime Minister's residence, and Supreme Court, are located in Chiyoda, as are Tokyo landmarks such as Yasukuni Shrine, Tokyo Station, and the Budokan.
The main districts of Chiyoda Ward are IidabashiIidabashi is a district of Tokyo, Japan, located in Chiyoda Ward. The area is home to many schools and universities. Iidabashi is also a railway station on the Chuo, Eidan Hibiya, Eidan Tozai, and Eidan Yurakucho lines., Jinbocho, KandaKanda is a district in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It encompasses about thirty neighborhoods. Prior to 1943, when there was a city named Tokyo, Kanda was a ward. It is home to the Kanda Myojin Shinto shrine, devoted to Taira no Masakado, who led a rebellion ag, KasumigasekiKasumigaseki (, )is a district of Tokyo, Japan, located in Chiyoda Ward. It is the location of most of Japan's cabinet ministry offices, as well as the offices of Diet members. The name is often used figuratively to refer to the Japanese bureaucracy, as o, Kojimachi , MarunouchiMarunouchi is a commercial district of Tokyo located in Chiyoda Ward, between Tokyo Station and the Imperial Palace. The name, meaning "inside the circle", derives from its location within the palace's outer moat. It is known as the center of Japan's fina, NagatachoNagatacho is a district of Tokyo, Japan, located in Chiyoda Ward. It is the location of the Diet of Japan, the Prime Minister's residence, and the Japanese Supreme Court. Nagatacho's name is often used to refer figuratively to the Japanese government, as, Otemachi , and Yurakucho .
Chiyoda was founded on March 15March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years). There are 291 days remaining. In the Roman calendar March 15 was known as the Ides of March. Events 44 BC Ides of March: Julius Caesar, General of the Roman Republic, was, 1947 by the unification of Kojimachi Ward and Kanda Ward.