Tarumi垂水区

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

Tarumi (垂水区, Tarumi-ku) is a ward of Kobe, in Hyōgo Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 215,302 (2020 census), area 28.11 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

垂水区

Reading

Tarumi-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

215,302 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.9% from 219,474

Area

28.11 km²

Density

7,659 people per km²

Households

97,680

Under 15

13.0%

65 and over

31.0%

Foreign residents

2,527 (1.2%)

Code

28108 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

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

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Suma Ward須磨区
• Nishi Ward西区
• Akashi City明石市

Questions about Tarumi

Is Tarumi a city?

Tarumi (垂水区) 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 Tarumi?

Tarumi 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 Tarumi?

215,302 at the 2020 census, down 1.9% from 219,474 in 2015. The area is 28.11 km², which is 7,659 people per km². 97,680 households. 31.0% of residents are 65 or older and 13.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tarumi?

Three: Suma Ward (須磨区), Nishi Ward (西区), and Akashi City (明石市). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Tarumi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tarumi written in Japanese?

垂水区, read Tarumi-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 Tarumi begin?

兵庫県神戸市垂水区… (Hyōgo-ken, Kōbe-shi, Tarumi-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.