Hanamigawa花見川区

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

Hanamigawa (花見川区, Hanamigawa-ku) is a ward of Chiba, in Chiba Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 177,328 (2020 census), area 34.19 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

花見川区

Reading

Hanamigawa-ku

Kind

Ward of a designated city (行政区): an office of the city, not a government

City

Chiba City 千葉市

Prefecture

Chiba 千葉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

177,328 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.0% from 179,200

Area

34.19 km²

Density

5,187 people per km²

Households

81,123

Under 15

10.6%

65 and over

28.4%

Foreign residents

4,729 (2.7%)

Code

12102 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.chiba.jp/hanamigawa

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

6 places share a land border with Hanamigawa, 2 of them wards of the same city. Borders across water are not counted.

• Inage Ward稲毛区
• Mihama Ward美浜区
• Sakura City佐倉市
• Narashino City習志野市
• Yachiyo City八千代市
• Yotsukaido City四街道市

Questions about Hanamigawa

Is Hanamigawa a city?

Hanamigawa (花見川区) is a ward of Chiba (千葉市), 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 Hanamigawa?

Hanamigawa is inside Chiba (千葉市), in Chiba Prefecture (千葉県), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Hanamigawa?

177,328 at the 2020 census, down 1.0% from 179,200 in 2015. The area is 34.19 km², which is 5,187 people per km². 81,123 households. 28.4% of residents are 65 or older and 10.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hanamigawa?

Six: Inage Ward (稲毛区), Mihama Ward (美浜区), Sakura City (佐倉市), Narashino City (習志野市), Yachiyo City (八千代市), and Yotsukaido City (四街道市). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Hanamigawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hanamigawa written in Japanese?

花見川区, read Hanamigawa-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 Hanamigawa begin?

千葉県千葉市花見川区… (Chiba-ken, Chiba-shi, Hanamigawa-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.