Nerima (Nerima Ward)
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Nerima
練馬 | |
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Neighborhood (町丁) | |
 Nerima Cultural Center | |
  Nerima Location of Nerima within the Wards Area of Tokyo | |
| Coordinates: 35°44′32″N 139°39′06″E / 35.74222°N 139.65167°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Metropolis | Tokyo |
| Ward | Nerima |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.794 km2 (0.307 sq mi) |
| Population (December 1, 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 14,823 |
| • Density | 18,668.77/km2 (48,351.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (JST) |
| Zip code | 176-0001[3] |
| Area code | 03 |
Nerima is the name of a neighborhood in Nerima Ward, Tokyo. Its current administrative names go from Nerima 1st Street to Nerima 4th Street. Nerima Station is located in Nerima 1st Street.
The neighborhood is located slightly towards the east of the center of Nerima Ward. It borders the neighborhoods Hayamiya to the north, Nakamura-Kita, Toyotama-Kita, and Toyotama-Kami to the south, Sakuradai to the east, and Kōyama to the west.
Name
Even though it was formerly part of the village of Shimo-Nerima (下練馬村, Shimo-nerima-mura) in the Toshima District of Musashi Province, the neighborhood's name derives from Nerima Station.
