Nagata長田区

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

Nagata (長田区, Nagata-ku) is a ward of Kobe, in Hyōgo Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 94,791 (2020 census), area 11.36 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

長田区

Reading

Nagata-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

94,791 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.2% from 97,912

Area

11.36 km²

Density

8,344 people per km²

Households

49,601

Under 15

9.1%

65 and over

35.0%

Foreign residents

6,648 (7.0%)

Code

28106 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

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

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Hyogo Ward兵庫区
• Suma Ward須磨区
• Kita Ward北区

Questions about Nagata

Is Nagata a city?

Nagata (長田区) 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 Nagata?

Nagata 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 Nagata?

94,791 at the 2020 census, down 3.2% from 97,912 in 2015. The area is 11.36 km², which is 8,344 people per km². 49,601 households. 35.0% of residents are 65 or older and 9.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nagata?

Three: Hyogo Ward (兵庫区), Suma Ward (須磨区), and Kita Ward (北区). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Nagata in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nagata written in Japanese?

長田区, read Nagata-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 Nagata begin?

兵庫県神戸市長田区… (Hyōgo-ken, Kōbe-shi, Nagata-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.