Toyohira豊平区

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

Toyohira (豊平区, Toyohira-ku) is a ward of Sapporo, in Hokkaidō Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 225,298 (2020 census), area 46.23 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

豊平区

Reading

Toyohira-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

225,298 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+3.0% from 218,652

Area

46.23 km²

Density

4,873 people per km²

Households

118,650

Under 15

10.4%

65 and over

25.6%

Foreign residents

1,593 (0.7%)

Code

01105 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.sapporo.jp/toyohira

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Chuo Ward中央区
• Shiroishi Ward白石区
• Minami Ward南区
• Kiyota Ward清田区

Questions about Toyohira

Is Toyohira a city?

Toyohira (豊平区) 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 Toyohira?

Toyohira 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 Toyohira?

225,298 at the 2020 census, up 3.0% from 218,652 in 2015. The area is 46.23 km², which is 4,873 people per km². 118,650 households. 25.6% of residents are 65 or older and 10.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Toyohira?

Four: Chuo Ward (中央区), Shiroishi Ward (白石区), Minami Ward (南区), and Kiyota Ward (清田区). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Toyohira in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Toyohira written in Japanese?

豊平区, read Toyohira-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 Toyohira begin?

北海道札幌市豊平区… (Hokkaidō, Sapporo-shi, Toyohira-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.