Wakaba若葉区

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

Wakaba (若葉区, Wakaba-ku) is a ward of Chiba, in Chiba Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 146,940 (2020 census), area 84.19 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

若葉区

Reading

Wakaba-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

146,940 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.6% from 150,921

Area

84.19 km²

Density

1,745 people per km²

Households

64,840

Under 15

10.6%

65 and over

31.6%

Foreign residents

3,815 (2.6%)

Code

12104 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.chiba.jp/wakaba

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Chuo Ward中央区
• Inage Ward稲毛区
• Midori Ward緑区
• Sakura City佐倉市
• Togane City東金市
• Yotsukaido City四街道市
• Yachimata City八街市

Questions about Wakaba

Is Wakaba a city?

Wakaba (若葉区) 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 Wakaba?

Wakaba 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 Wakaba?

146,940 at the 2020 census, down 2.6% from 150,921 in 2015. The area is 84.19 km², which is 1,745 people per km². 64,840 households. 31.6% of residents are 65 or older and 10.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Wakaba?

Seven: Chuo Ward (中央区), Inage Ward (稲毛区), Midori Ward (緑区), Sakura City (佐倉市), Togane City (東金市), Yotsukaido City (四街道市), and Yachimata City (八街市). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Wakaba in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Wakaba written in Japanese?

若葉区, read Wakaba-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 Wakaba begin?

千葉県千葉市若葉区… (Chiba-ken, Chiba-shi, Wakaba-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.