Higashinada東灘区

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

Higashinada (東灘区, Higashinada-ku) is a ward of Kobe, in Hyōgo Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 213,562 (2020 census), area 34.02 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

東灘区

Reading

Higashinada-ku

Kind

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

City

Kobe City 神戸市

Prefecture

Hyōgo 兵庫県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

213,562 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

0.0% from 213,634

Area

34.02 km²

Density

6,278 people per km²

Households

102,465

Under 15

12.6%

65 and over

25.2%

Foreign residents

6,029 (2.8%)

Code

28101 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kobe.lg.jp/kuyakusho/higashinadaku

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

3 places share a land border with Higashinada, 2 of them wards of the same city. Borders across water are not counted.

• Nada Ward灘区
• Kita Ward北区
• Ashiya City芦屋市

Questions about Higashinada

Is Higashinada a city?

Higashinada (東灘区) is a ward of Kobe (神戸市), 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 Higashinada?

Higashinada is inside Kobe (神戸市), in Hyōgo Prefecture (兵庫県), in the Kansai region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Higashinada?

213,562 at the 2020 census, unchanged from 213,634 in 2015. The area is 34.02 km², which is 6,278 people per km². 102,465 households. 25.2% of residents are 65 or older and 12.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Higashinada?

Three: Nada Ward (灘区), Kita Ward (北区), and Ashiya City (芦屋市). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Higashinada in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Higashinada written in Japanese?

東灘区, read Higashinada-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 Higashinada begin?

兵庫県神戸市東灘区… (Hyōgo-ken, Kōbe-shi, Higashinada-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.