Nishi西区

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

Nishi (西区, Nishi-ku) is a ward of Nagoya, in Aichi Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 151,082 (2020 census), area 17.93 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

西区

Reading

Nishi-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

151,082 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.3% from 149,098

Area

17.93 km²

Density

8,426 people per km²

Households

74,257

Under 15

11.2%

65 and over

24.6%

Foreign residents

4,249 (2.8%)

Code

23104 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.nagoya.jp/nishi

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Kita Ward北区
• Nakamura Ward中村区
• Naka Ward中区
• Kiyosu City清須市
• Kitanagoya City北名古屋市

Questions about Nishi

Is Nishi a city?

Nishi (西区) 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 Nishi?

Nishi 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 Nishi?

151,082 at the 2020 census, up 1.3% from 149,098 in 2015. The area is 17.93 km², which is 8,426 people per km². 74,257 households. 24.6% of residents are 65 or older and 11.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nishi?

Five: Kita Ward (北区), Nakamura Ward (中村区), Naka Ward (中区), Kiyosu City (清須市), and Kitanagoya City (北名古屋市). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Nishi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nishi written in Japanese?

西区, read Nishi-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 Nishi begin?

愛知県名古屋市西区… (Aichi-ken, Nagoya-shi, Nishi-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.