Nishi西区

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

Nishi (西区, Nishi-ku) is a ward of Kobe, in Hyōgo Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 238,877 (2020 census), area 138.01 km². Borders 6 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

西区

Reading

Nishi-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

238,877 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.8% from 245,782

Area

138.01 km²

Density

1,731 people per km²

Households

100,268

Under 15

12.1%

65 and over

28.4%

Foreign residents

2,946 (1.2%)

Code

28111 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

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

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Suma Ward須磨区
• Tarumi Ward垂水区
• Kita Ward北区
• Akashi City明石市
• Miki City三木市
• Inami Town稲美町

Questions about Nishi

Is Nishi a city?

Nishi (西区) 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 Nishi?

Nishi 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 Nishi?

238,877 at the 2020 census, down 2.8% from 245,782 in 2015. The area is 138.01 km², which is 1,731 people per km². 100,268 households. 28.4% of residents are 65 or older and 12.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nishi?

Six: Suma Ward (須磨区), Tarumi Ward (垂水区), Kita Ward (北区), Akashi City (明石市), Miki City (三木市), and Inami Town (稲美町). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Nishi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nishi written in Japanese?

西区, read Nishi-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 Nishi begin?

兵庫県神戸市西区… (Hyōgo-ken, Kōbe-shi, Nishi-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.