Hakata博多区

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

Hakata (博多区, Hakata-ku) is a ward of Fukuoka, in Fukuoka Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 252,034 (2020 census), area 31.62 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

博多区

Reading

Hakata-ku

Kind

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

City

Fukuoka City 福岡市

Prefecture

Fukuoka 福岡県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

252,034 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+10.3% from 228,441

Area

31.62 km²

Density

7,971 people per km²

Households

154,640

Under 15

9.6%

65 and over

18.2%

Foreign residents

9,428 (3.7%)

Code

40132 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.fukuoka.lg.jp/hakata

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Higashi Ward東区
• Chuo Ward中央区
• Minami Ward南区
• Kasuga City春日市
• Onojo City大野城市
• Shime Town志免町

Questions about Hakata

Is Hakata a city?

Hakata (博多区) is a ward of Fukuoka (福岡市), 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 Hakata?

Hakata is inside Fukuoka (福岡市), in Fukuoka Prefecture (福岡県), in the Kyūshū-Okinawa region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Hakata?

252,034 at the 2020 census, up 10.3% from 228,441 in 2015. The area is 31.62 km², which is 7,971 people per km². 154,640 households. 18.2% of residents are 65 or older and 9.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hakata?

Six: Higashi Ward (東区), Chuo Ward (中央区), Minami Ward (南区), Kasuga City (春日市), Onojo City (大野城市), and Shime Town (志免町). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Hakata in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hakata written in Japanese?

博多区, read Hakata-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 Hakata begin?

福岡県福岡市博多区… (Fukuoka-ken, Fukuoka-shi, Hakata-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.