Meito名東区

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

Meito (名東区, Meito-ku) is a ward of Nagoya, in Aichi Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 164,755 (2020 census), area 19.45 km². Borders 5 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

名東区

Reading

Meito-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

164,755 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+0.4% from 164,080

Area

19.45 km²

Density

8,471 people per km²

Households

75,958

Under 15

13.9%

65 and over

23.0%

Foreign residents

3,816 (2.3%)

Code

23115 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.nagoya.jp/meito

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

5 places share a land border with Meito, 3 of them wards of the same city. Borders across water are not counted.

• Chikusa Ward千種区
• Moriyama Ward守山区
• Tempaku Ward天白区
• Nisshin City日進市
• Nagakute City長久手市

Questions about Meito

Is Meito a city?

Meito (名東区) 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 Meito?

Meito 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 Meito?

164,755 at the 2020 census, up 0.4% from 164,080 in 2015. The area is 19.45 km², which is 8,471 people per km². 75,958 households. 23.0% of residents are 65 or older and 13.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Meito?

Five: Chikusa Ward (千種区), Moriyama Ward (守山区), Tempaku Ward (天白区), Nisshin City (日進市), and Nagakute City (長久手市). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Meito in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Meito written in Japanese?

名東区, read Meito-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 Meito begin?

愛知県名古屋市名東区… (Aichi-ken, Nagoya-shi, Meito-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.