Naka中区

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

Naka (中区, Naka-ku) is a ward of Nagoya, in Aichi Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 93,100 (2020 census), area 9.38 km². Borders 8 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

中区

Reading

Naka-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

93,100 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+11.9% from 83,203

Area

9.38 km²

Density

9,925 people per km²

Households

63,159

Under 15

6.6%

65 and over

20.0%

Foreign residents

9,687 (10.4%)

Code

23106 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.nagoya.jp/naka

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

8 places share a land border with Naka, 8 of them wards of the same city. Borders across water are not counted.

• Chikusa Ward千種区
• Higashi Ward東区
• Kita Ward北区
• Nishi Ward西区
• Nakamura Ward中村区
• Showa Ward昭和区
• Atsuta Ward熱田区
• Nakagawa Ward中川区

Questions about Naka

Is Naka a city?

Naka (中区) 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 Naka?

Naka 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 Naka?

93,100 at the 2020 census, up 11.9% from 83,203 in 2015. The area is 9.38 km², which is 9,925 people per km². 63,159 households. 20.0% of residents are 65 or older and 6.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Naka?

Eight: Chikusa Ward (千種区), Higashi Ward (東区), Kita Ward (北区), Nishi Ward (西区), Nakamura Ward (中村区), Showa Ward (昭和区), Atsuta Ward (熱田区), and Nakagawa Ward (中川区). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Naka in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Naka written in Japanese?

中区, read Naka-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 Naka begin?

愛知県名古屋市中区… (Aichi-ken, Nagoya-shi, Naka-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.