Tobata戸畑区

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

Tobata (戸畑区, Tobata-ku) is a ward of Kitakyushu, in Fukuoka Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 57,494 (2020 census), area 16.61 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

戸畑区

Reading

Tobata-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

57,494 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.7% from 59,116

Area

16.61 km²

Density

3,461 people per km²

Households

28,541

Under 15

10.9%

65 and over

31.8%

Foreign residents

819 (1.4%)

Code

40105 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kitakyushu.lg.jp/tobata

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Kokurakita Ward小倉北区
• Yahatahigashi Ward八幡東区

Questions about Tobata

Is Tobata a city?

Tobata (戸畑区) 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 Tobata?

Tobata 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 Tobata?

57,494 at the 2020 census, down 2.7% from 59,116 in 2015. The area is 16.61 km², which is 3,461 people per km². 28,541 households. 31.8% of residents are 65 or older and 10.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tobata?

Two: Kokurakita Ward (小倉北区) and Yahatahigashi Ward (八幡東区). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Tobata in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tobata written in Japanese?

戸畑区, read Tobata-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 Tobata begin?

福岡県北九州市戸畑区… (Fukuoka-ken, Kitakyushu-shi, Tobata-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.