Midori緑区

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

Midori (緑区, Midori-ku) is a ward of Nagoya, in Aichi Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 248,802 (2020 census), area 37.91 km². Borders 7 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

緑区

Reading

Midori-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

248,802 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+2.9% from 241,822

Area

37.91 km²

Density

6,563 people per km²

Households

101,566

Under 15

15.1%

65 and over

23.3%

Foreign residents

5,415 (2.2%)

Code

23114 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.nagoya.jp/midori

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

7 places share a land border with Midori, 2 of them wards of the same city. Borders across water are not counted.

• Minami Ward南区
• Tempaku Ward天白区
• Tokai City東海市
• Obu City大府市
• Toyoake City豊明市
• Nisshin City日進市
• Togo Town東郷町

Questions about Midori

Is Midori a city?

Midori (緑区) 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 Midori?

Midori 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 Midori?

248,802 at the 2020 census, up 2.9% from 241,822 in 2015. The area is 37.91 km², which is 6,563 people per km². 101,566 households. 23.3% of residents are 65 or older and 15.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Midori?

Seven: Minami Ward (南区), Tempaku Ward (天白区), Tokai City (東海市), Obu City (大府市), Toyoake City (豊明市), Nisshin City (日進市), and Togo Town (東郷町). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Midori in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Midori written in Japanese?

緑区, read Midori-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 Midori begin?

愛知県名古屋市緑区… (Aichi-ken, Nagoya-shi, Midori-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.