Mizuho瑞穂区

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

Mizuho (瑞穂区, Mizuho-ku) is a ward of Nagoya, in Aichi Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 108,332 (2020 census), area 11.22 km². Borders 4 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

瑞穂区

Reading

Mizuho-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

108,332 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+2.8% from 105,357

Area

11.22 km²

Density

9,655 people per km²

Households

51,641

Under 15

12.2%

65 and over

27.2%

Foreign residents

2,023 (1.9%)

Code

23108 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.nagoya.jp/mizuho

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

4 places share a land border with Mizuho, 4 of them wards of the same city. Borders across water are not counted.

• Showa Ward昭和区
• Atsuta Ward熱田区
• Minami Ward南区
• Tempaku Ward天白区

Questions about Mizuho

Is Mizuho a city?

Mizuho (瑞穂区) 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 Mizuho?

Mizuho 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 Mizuho?

108,332 at the 2020 census, up 2.8% from 105,357 in 2015. The area is 11.22 km², which is 9,655 people per km². 51,641 households. 27.2% of residents are 65 or older and 12.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Mizuho?

Four: Showa Ward (昭和区), Atsuta Ward (熱田区), Minami Ward (南区), and Tempaku Ward (天白区). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Mizuho in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Mizuho written in Japanese?

瑞穂区, read Mizuho-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 Mizuho begin?

愛知県名古屋市瑞穂区… (Aichi-ken, Nagoya-shi, Mizuho-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.