Nishi西区

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

Nishi (西区, Nishi-ku) is a ward of Sapporo, in Hokkaidō Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 217,040 (2020 census), area 75.1 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

西区

Reading

Nishi-ku

Kind

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

City

Sapporo City 札幌市

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

217,040 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.6% from 213,578

Area

75.1 km²

Density

2,890 people per km²

Households

103,849

Under 15

11.3%

65 and over

28.2%

Foreign residents

1,065 (0.5%)

Code

01107 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.sapporo.jp/nishi

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Chuo Ward中央区
• Kita Ward北区
• Minami Ward南区
• Teine Ward手稲区

Questions about Nishi

Is Nishi a city?

Nishi (西区) is a ward of Sapporo (札幌市), 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 Nishi?

Nishi is inside Sapporo (札幌市), in Hokkaidō Prefecture (北海道), in the Hokkaidō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Nishi?

217,040 at the 2020 census, up 1.6% from 213,578 in 2015. The area is 75.1 km², which is 2,890 people per km². 103,849 households. 28.2% of residents are 65 or older and 11.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nishi?

Four: Chuo Ward (中央区), Kita Ward (北区), Minami Ward (南区), and Teine Ward (手稲区). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Nishi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nishi written in Japanese?

西区, read Nishi-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 Nishi begin?

北海道札幌市西区… (Hokkaidō, Sapporo-shi, Nishi-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.