Wakamatsu若松区

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

Wakamatsu (若松区, Wakamatsu-ku) is a ward of Kitakyushu, in Fukuoka Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 80,533 (2020 census), area 71.31 km². Borders 3 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

若松区

Reading

Wakamatsu-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

80,533 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.8% from 82,877

Area

71.31 km²

Density

1,129 people per km²

Households

34,128

Under 15

12.7%

65 and over

32.8%

Foreign residents

1,215 (1.5%)

Code

40103 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kitakyushu.lg.jp/wakamatsu

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

3 places share a land border with Wakamatsu, 1 of them wards of the same city. Borders across water are not counted.

• Yahatanishi Ward八幡西区
• Ashiya Town芦屋町
• Mizumaki Town水巻町

Questions about Wakamatsu

Is Wakamatsu a city?

Wakamatsu (若松区) 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 Wakamatsu?

Wakamatsu 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 Wakamatsu?

80,533 at the 2020 census, down 2.8% from 82,877 in 2015. The area is 71.31 km², which is 1,129 people per km². 34,128 households. 32.8% of residents are 65 or older and 12.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Wakamatsu?

Three: Yahatanishi Ward (八幡西区), Ashiya Town (芦屋町), and Mizumaki Town (水巻町). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Wakamatsu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Wakamatsu written in Japanese?

若松区, read Wakamatsu-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 Wakamatsu begin?

福岡県北九州市若松区… (Fukuoka-ken, Kitakyushu-shi, Wakamatsu-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.