Teine手稲区

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

Teine (手稲区, Teine-ku) is a ward of Sapporo, in Hokkaidō Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 142,625 (2020 census), area 56.77 km². Borders 5 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

手稲区

Reading

Teine-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

142,625 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.2% from 140,999

Area

56.77 km²

Density

2,512 people per km²

Households

61,080

Under 15

12.1%

65 and over

31.8%

Foreign residents

483 (0.3%)

Code

01109 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.sapporo.jp/teine

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Kita Ward北区
• Minami Ward南区
• Nishi Ward西区
• Otaru City小樽市
• Ishikari City石狩市

Questions about Teine

Is Teine a city?

Teine (手稲区) 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 Teine?

Teine 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 Teine?

142,625 at the 2020 census, up 1.2% from 140,999 in 2015. The area is 56.77 km², which is 2,512 people per km². 61,080 households. 31.8% of residents are 65 or older and 12.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Teine?

Five: Kita Ward (北区), Minami Ward (南区), Nishi Ward (西区), Otaru City (小樽市), and Ishikari City (石狩市). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Teine in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Teine written in Japanese?

手稲区, read Teine-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 Teine begin?

北海道札幌市手稲区… (Hokkaidō, Sapporo-shi, Teine-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.