Nada灘区

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

Nada (灘区, Nada-ku) is a ward of Kobe, in Hyōgo Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 136,747 (2020 census), area 32.66 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

灘区

Reading

Nada-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

136,747 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+0.5% from 136,088

Area

32.66 km²

Density

4,187 people per km²

Households

70,009

Under 15

11.9%

65 and over

26.0%

Foreign residents

4,132 (3.0%)

Code

28102 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

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

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Higashinada Ward東灘区
• Kita Ward北区
• Chuo Ward中央区

Questions about Nada

Is Nada a city?

Nada (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 Nada?

Nada 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 Nada?

136,747 at the 2020 census, up 0.5% from 136,088 in 2015. The area is 32.66 km², which is 4,187 people per km². 70,009 households. 26.0% of residents are 65 or older and 11.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nada?

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

How is Nada written in Japanese?

灘区, read Nada-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 Nada begin?

兵庫県神戸市灘区… (Hyōgo-ken, Kōbe-shi, Nada-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.