Mihama美浜区

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

Mihama (美浜区, Mihama-ku) is a ward of Chiba, in Chiba Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 148,944 (2020 census), area 21.2 km². Borders 4 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

美浜区

Reading

Mihama-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

148,944 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+0.2% from 148,718

Area

21.2 km²

Density

7,026 people per km²

Households

66,891

Under 15

12.2%

65 and over

26.7%

Foreign residents

7,357 (4.9%)

Code

12106 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.chiba.jp/mihama

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Chuo Ward中央区
• Hanamigawa Ward花見川区
• Inage Ward稲毛区
• Narashino City習志野市

Questions about Mihama

Is Mihama a city?

Mihama (美浜区) 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 Mihama?

Mihama 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 Mihama?

148,944 at the 2020 census, up 0.2% from 148,718 in 2015. The area is 21.2 km², which is 7,026 people per km². 66,891 households. 26.7% of residents are 65 or older and 12.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Mihama?

Four: Chuo Ward (中央区), Hanamigawa Ward (花見川区), Inage Ward (稲毛区), and Narashino City (習志野市). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Mihama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Mihama written in Japanese?

美浜区, read Mihama-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 Mihama begin?

千葉県千葉市美浜区… (Chiba-ken, Chiba-shi, Mihama-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.