Taihaku-ku, Sendai

Taihaku
太白区
Taihaku Ward
Taihaku Ward Office
Location of Taihaku-ku in Sendai
Taihaku
Coordinates: 38°13′27.5″N 140°52′37.8″E / 38.224306°N 140.877167°E / 38.224306; 140.877167
CountryJapan
RegionTōhoku
PrefectureMiyagi
CitySendai
Area
  Total
228.39 km2 (88.18 sq mi)
Population
 (April 1, 2017)
  Total
226,069
  Density997/km2 (2,580/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number022-261-1111
Address3-1-15 Nagamachi-minami, Taihaku-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken 982-8601
WebsiteOfficial website (in Japanese)

Taihaku-ku (太白区) is the southernmost ward of the city Sendai, in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2023, the ward had a population of 234,391 and a population density of 1028 persons per km2 in 113,068 households. The total area of the ward was 228.39 square kilometres (88.18 sq mi). Taihaku-ku is eleventh largest ward in Japan in terms of area, and second-largest in Sendai (behind Aoba-ku). The western portion of the ward is the former town of Akiu, Miyagi.