Moji門司区

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

Moji (門司区, Moji-ku) is a ward of Kitakyushu, in Fukuoka Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 93,842 (2020 census), area 73.67 km². Borders 2 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

門司区

Reading

Moji-ku

Kind

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

City

Kitakyushu City 北九州市

Prefecture

Fukuoka 福岡県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

93,842 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.8% from 99,637

Area

73.67 km²

Density

1,274 people per km²

Households

43,268

Under 15

10.4%

65 and over

39.0%

Foreign residents

852 (0.9%)

Code

40101 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kitakyushu.lg.jp/moji/index.html

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Kokurakita Ward小倉北区
• Kokuraminami Ward小倉南区

Questions about Moji

Is Moji a city?

Moji (門司区) is a ward of Kitakyushu (北九州市), 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 Moji?

Moji is inside Kitakyushu (北九州市), 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 Moji?

93,842 at the 2020 census, down 5.8% from 99,637 in 2015. The area is 73.67 km², which is 1,274 people per km². 43,268 households. 39.0% of residents are 65 or older and 10.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Moji?

Two: Kokurakita Ward (小倉北区) and Kokuraminami Ward (小倉南区). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Moji in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Moji written in Japanese?

門司区, read Moji-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 Moji begin?

福岡県北九州市門司区… (Fukuoka-ken, Kitakyushu-shi, Moji-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.