Asaminami安佐南区

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

Asaminami (安佐南区, Asaminami-ku) is a ward of Hiroshima, in Hiroshima Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 247,020 (2020 census), area 117.03 km². Borders 4 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

安佐南区

Reading

Asaminami-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

247,020 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.9% from 242,512

Area

117.03 km²

Density

2,111 people per km²

Households

106,284

Under 15

15.8%

65 and over

21.4%

Foreign residents

2,226 (0.9%)

Code

34105 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

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

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Higashi Ward東区
• Nishi Ward西区
• Asakita Ward安佐北区
• Saeki Ward佐伯区

Questions about Asaminami

Is Asaminami a city?

Asaminami (安佐南区) 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 Asaminami?

Asaminami 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 Asaminami?

247,020 at the 2020 census, up 1.9% from 242,512 in 2015. The area is 117.03 km², which is 2,111 people per km². 106,284 households. 21.4% of residents are 65 or older and 15.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Asaminami?

Four: Higashi Ward (東区), Nishi Ward (西区), Asakita Ward (安佐北区), and Saeki Ward (佐伯区). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Asaminami in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Asaminami written in Japanese?

安佐南区, read Asaminami-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 Asaminami begin?

広島県広島市安佐南区… (Hiroshima-ken, Hiroshima-shi, Asaminami-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.