Showa昭和区

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

Showa (昭和区, Showa-ku) is a ward of Nagoya, in Aichi Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 107,599 (2020 census), area 10.94 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

昭和区

Reading

Showa-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

107,599 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+0.4% from 107,170

Area

10.94 km²

Density

9,835 people per km²

Households

55,059

Under 15

12.1%

65 and over

23.6%

Foreign residents

4,117 (3.8%)

Code

23107 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.nagoya.jp/showa

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Chikusa Ward千種区
• Naka Ward中区
• Mizuho Ward瑞穂区
• Atsuta Ward熱田区
• Tempaku Ward天白区

Questions about Showa

Is Showa a city?

Showa (昭和区) 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 Showa?

Showa 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 Showa?

107,599 at the 2020 census, up 0.4% from 107,170 in 2015. The area is 10.94 km², which is 9,835 people per km². 55,059 households. 23.6% of residents are 65 or older and 12.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Showa?

Five: Chikusa Ward (千種区), Naka Ward (中区), Mizuho Ward (瑞穂区), Atsuta Ward (熱田区), and Tempaku Ward (天白区). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Showa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Showa written in Japanese?

昭和区, read Showa-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 Showa begin?

愛知県名古屋市昭和区… (Aichi-ken, Nagoya-shi, Showa-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.