Chikusa千種区

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

Chikusa (千種区, Chikusa-ku) is a ward of Nagoya, in Aichi Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 165,245 (2020 census), area 18.18 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

千種区

Reading

Chikusa-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

165,245 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+0.3% from 164,696

Area

18.18 km²

Density

9,089 people per km²

Households

86,281

Under 15

11.7%

65 and over

24.5%

Foreign residents

6,422 (3.9%)

Code

23101 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.nagoya.jp/chikusa

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Higashi Ward東区
• Naka Ward中区
• Showa Ward昭和区
• Moriyama Ward守山区
• Meito Ward名東区
• Tempaku Ward天白区

Questions about Chikusa

Is Chikusa a city?

Chikusa (千種区) 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 Chikusa?

Chikusa 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 Chikusa?

165,245 at the 2020 census, up 0.3% from 164,696 in 2015. The area is 18.18 km², which is 9,089 people per km². 86,281 households. 24.5% of residents are 65 or older and 11.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Chikusa?

Six: Higashi Ward (東区), Naka Ward (中区), Showa Ward (昭和区), Moriyama Ward (守山区), Meito Ward (名東区), and Tempaku Ward (天白区). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Chikusa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Chikusa written in Japanese?

千種区, read Chikusa-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 Chikusa begin?

愛知県名古屋市千種区… (Aichi-ken, Nagoya-shi, Chikusa-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.