Hyogo兵庫区

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

Hyogo (兵庫区, Hyogo-ku) is a ward of Kobe, in Hyōgo Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 109,144 (2020 census), area 14.67 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

兵庫区

Reading

Hyogo-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

109,144 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+2.0% from 106,956

Area

14.67 km²

Density

7,440 people per km²

Households

61,186

Under 15

9.3%

65 and over

29.5%

Foreign residents

5,729 (5.2%)

Code

28105 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

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

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Nagata Ward長田区
• Kita Ward北区
• Chuo Ward中央区

Questions about Hyogo

Is Hyogo a city?

Hyogo (兵庫区) 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 Hyogo?

Hyogo 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 Hyogo?

109,144 at the 2020 census, up 2.0% from 106,956 in 2015. The area is 14.67 km², which is 7,440 people per km². 61,186 households. 29.5% of residents are 65 or older and 9.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hyogo?

Three: Nagata Ward (長田区), Kita Ward (北区), and Chuo Ward (中央区). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Hyogo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hyogo written in Japanese?

兵庫区, read Hyogo-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 Hyogo begin?

兵庫県神戸市兵庫区… (Hyōgo-ken, Kōbe-shi, Hyogo-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.