Midori緑区

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

Midori (緑区, Midori-ku) is a ward of Chiba, in Chiba Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 129,421 (2020 census), area 66.25 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

緑区

Reading

Midori-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

129,421 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+2.0% from 126,848

Area

66.25 km²

Density

1,954 people per km²

Households

50,996

Under 15

14.0%

65 and over

23.4%

Foreign residents

1,531 (1.2%)

Code

12105 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.chiba.jp/midori

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Chuo Ward中央区
• Wakaba Ward若葉区
• Mobara City茂原市
• Togane City東金市
• Ichihara City市原市
• Oamishirasato City大網白里市

Questions about Midori

Is Midori a city?

Midori (緑区) 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 Midori?

Midori 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 Midori?

129,421 at the 2020 census, up 2.0% from 126,848 in 2015. The area is 66.25 km², which is 1,954 people per km². 50,996 households. 23.4% of residents are 65 or older and 14.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Midori?

Six: Chuo Ward (中央区), Wakaba Ward (若葉区), Mobara City (茂原市), Togane City (東金市), Ichihara City (市原市), and Oamishirasato City (大網白里市). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Midori in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Midori written in Japanese?

緑区, read Midori-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 Midori begin?

千葉県千葉市緑区… (Chiba-ken, Chiba-shi, Midori-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.