Atsuta熱田区

Atsuta-ku. The name ends in 区 (ku), the word for ward.

Atsuta (熱田区, Atsuta-ku) is a ward of Nagoya, in Aichi Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 66,957 (2020 census), area 8.2 km². Borders 6 places.

An administrative ward of the city around it. Its ward office handles counter services such as residence registration, but the ward has no mayor and no assembly: the city's mayor and assembly govern it.

In an address this ward is in the same slot as a Tokyo special ward, which makes the two look equivalent. Only Tokyo's 23 wards are governments.

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Facts

Japanese name

熱田区

Reading

Atsuta-ku

Kind

Ward of a designated city (行政区): an office of the city, not a government

City

Nagoya City 名古屋市

Prefecture

Aichi 愛知県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

66,957 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.6% from 65,895

Area

8.2 km²

Density

8,165 people per km²

Households

33,791

Under 15

10.1%

65 and over

26.6%

Foreign residents

2,343 (3.5%)

Code

23109 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.nagoya.jp/atsuta

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

6 places share a land border with Atsuta, 6 of them wards of the same city. Borders across water are not counted.

• Naka Ward中区
• Showa Ward昭和区
• Mizuho Ward瑞穂区
• Nakagawa Ward中川区
• Minato Ward港区
• Minami Ward南区

Questions about Atsuta

Is Atsuta a city?

Atsuta (熱田区) is a ward of Nagoya (名古屋市), a designated city. It is not a government. The ward office handles counter services such as residence registration, but the ward has no mayor and no assembly of its own: the city's mayor and assembly govern it. Tokyo's 23 special wards are written with the same character, 区, and those are governments.

Where is Atsuta?

Atsuta is inside Nagoya (名古屋市), in Aichi Prefecture (愛知県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Atsuta?

66,957 at the 2020 census, up 1.6% from 65,895 in 2015. The area is 8.2 km², which is 8,165 people per km². 33,791 households. 26.6% of residents are 65 or older and 10.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Atsuta?

Six: Naka Ward (中区), Showa Ward (昭和区), Mizuho Ward (瑞穂区), Nakagawa Ward (中川区), Minato Ward (港区), and Minami Ward (南区). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Atsuta in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Atsuta written in Japanese?

熱田区, read Atsuta-ku. The last character, 区 (ku), is the word for ward, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Atsuta begin?

愛知県名古屋市熱田区… (Aichi-ken, Nagoya-shi, Atsuta-ku, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name, then the ward name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.