Asakita安佐北区

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

Asakita (安佐北区, Asakita-ku) is a ward of Hiroshima, in Hiroshima Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 138,979 (2020 census), area 353.33 km². Borders 8 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

安佐北区

Reading

Asakita-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

138,979 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.2% from 145,018

Area

353.33 km²

Density

393 people per km²

Households

57,775

Under 15

11.5%

65 and over

34.6%

Foreign residents

1,928 (1.4%)

Code

34106 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

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

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

8 places share a land border with Asakita, 4 of them wards of the same city. Borders across water are not counted.

• Higashi Ward東区
• Asaminami Ward安佐南区
• Aki Ward安芸区
• Saeki Ward佐伯区
• Higashihiroshima City東広島市
• Akitakata City安芸高田市
• Akiota Town安芸太田町
• Kitahiroshima Town北広島町

Questions about Asakita

Is Asakita a city?

Asakita (安佐北区) 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 Asakita?

Asakita 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 Asakita?

138,979 at the 2020 census, down 4.2% from 145,018 in 2015. The area is 353.33 km², which is 393 people per km². 57,775 households. 34.6% of residents are 65 or older and 11.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Asakita?

Eight: Higashi Ward (東区), Asaminami Ward (安佐南区), Aki Ward (安芸区), Saeki Ward (佐伯区), Higashihiroshima City (東広島市), Akitakata City (安芸高田市), Akiota Town (安芸太田町), and Kitahiroshima Town (北広島町). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Asakita in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Asakita written in Japanese?

安佐北区, read Asakita-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 Asakita begin?

広島県広島市安佐北区… (Hiroshima-ken, Hiroshima-shi, Asakita-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.