Aki安芸区

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

Aki (安芸区, Aki-ku) is a ward of Hiroshima, in Hiroshima Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 77,103 (2020 census), area 94.08 km². Borders 9 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

安芸区

Reading

Aki-ku

Kind

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

City

Hiroshima City 広島市

Prefecture

Hiroshima 広島県

Region

Chūgoku 中国

Population

77,103 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.8% from 79,353

Area

94.08 km²

Density

820 people per km²

Households

31,483

Under 15

13.7%

65 and over

26.9%

Foreign residents

1,477 (1.9%)

Code

34107 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.hiroshima.lg.jp/site/akiku

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Higashi Ward東区
• Minami Ward南区
• Asakita Ward安佐北区
• Kure City呉市
• Higashihiroshima City東広島市
• Fuchu Town府中町
• Kaita Town海田町
• Kumano Town熊野町
• Saka Town坂町

Questions about Aki

Is Aki a city?

Aki (安芸区) is a ward of Hiroshima (広島市), 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 Aki?

Aki is inside Hiroshima (広島市), in Hiroshima Prefecture (広島県), in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Aki?

77,103 at the 2020 census, down 2.8% from 79,353 in 2015. The area is 94.08 km², which is 820 people per km². 31,483 households. 26.9% of residents are 65 or older and 13.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Aki?

Nine: Higashi Ward (東区), Minami Ward (南区), Asakita Ward (安佐北区), Kure City (呉市), Higashihiroshima City (東広島市), Fuchu Town (府中町), Kaita Town (海田町), Kumano Town (熊野町), and Saka Town (坂町). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Aki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Aki written in Japanese?

安芸区, read Aki-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 Aki begin?

広島県広島市安芸区… (Hiroshima-ken, Hiroshima-shi, Aki-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.