Naka中区

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

Naka (中区, Naka-ku) is a ward of Hiroshima, in Hiroshima Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 142,699 (2020 census), area 15.32 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

中区

Reading

Naka-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

142,699 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+4.4% from 136,640

Area

15.32 km²

Density

9,315 people per km²

Households

81,602

Under 15

10.5%

65 and over

24.4%

Foreign residents

4,336 (3.0%)

Code

34101 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

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

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Higashi Ward東区
• Minami Ward南区
• Nishi Ward西区

Questions about Naka

Is Naka a city?

Naka (中区) 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 Naka?

Naka 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 Naka?

142,699 at the 2020 census, up 4.4% from 136,640 in 2015. The area is 15.32 km², which is 9,315 people per km². 81,602 households. 24.4% of residents are 65 or older and 10.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Naka?

Three: Higashi Ward (東区), Minami Ward (南区), and Nishi Ward (西区). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Naka in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Naka written in Japanese?

中区, read Naka-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 Naka begin?

広島県広島市中区… (Hiroshima-ken, Hiroshima-shi, Naka-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.