Nakamura中村区

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

Nakamura (中村区, Nakamura-ku) is a ward of Nagoya, in Aichi Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 138,599 (2020 census), area 16.3 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

中村区

Reading

Nakamura-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

138,599 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+4.0% from 133,206

Area

16.3 km²

Density

8,503 people per km²

Households

74,793

Under 15

9.3%

65 and over

27.0%

Foreign residents

5,697 (4.1%)

Code

23105 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.nagoya.jp/nakamura

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Nishi Ward西区
• Naka Ward中区
• Nakagawa Ward中川区
• Kiyosu City清須市
• Ama Cityあま市
• Oharu Town大治町

Questions about Nakamura

Is Nakamura a city?

Nakamura (中村区) 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 Nakamura?

Nakamura 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 Nakamura?

138,599 at the 2020 census, up 4.0% from 133,206 in 2015. The area is 16.3 km², which is 8,503 people per km². 74,793 households. 27.0% of residents are 65 or older and 9.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nakamura?

Six: Nishi Ward (西区), Naka Ward (中区), Nakagawa Ward (中川区), Kiyosu City (清須市), Ama City (あま市), and Oharu Town (大治町). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Nakamura in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nakamura written in Japanese?

中村区, read Nakamura-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 Nakamura begin?

愛知県名古屋市中村区… (Aichi-ken, Nagoya-shi, Nakamura-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.