Tempaku天白区

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

Tempaku (天白区, Tempaku-ku) is a ward of Nagoya, in Aichi Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 164,817 (2020 census), area 21.58 km². Borders 7 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

天白区

Reading

Tempaku-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

164,817 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.3% from 162,683

Area

21.58 km²

Density

7,637 people per km²

Households

78,089

Under 15

12.3%

65 and over

23.3%

Foreign residents

3,613 (2.2%)

Code

23116 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.nagoya.jp/tempaku

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Chikusa Ward千種区
• Showa Ward昭和区
• Mizuho Ward瑞穂区
• Minami Ward南区
• Midori Ward緑区
• Meito Ward名東区
• Nisshin City日進市

Questions about Tempaku

Is Tempaku a city?

Tempaku (天白区) 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 Tempaku?

Tempaku 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 Tempaku?

164,817 at the 2020 census, up 1.3% from 162,683 in 2015. The area is 21.58 km², which is 7,637 people per km². 78,089 households. 23.3% of residents are 65 or older and 12.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tempaku?

Seven: Chikusa Ward (千種区), Showa Ward (昭和区), Mizuho Ward (瑞穂区), Minami Ward (南区), Midori Ward (緑区), Meito Ward (名東区), and Nisshin City (日進市). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Tempaku in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tempaku written in Japanese?

天白区, read Tempaku-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 Tempaku begin?

愛知県名古屋市天白区… (Aichi-ken, Nagoya-shi, Tempaku-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.