Kawasaki川崎市

Kawasaki-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Kawasaki (川崎市, Kawasaki-shi) is a city and a designated city with 7 wards in Kanagawa Prefecture. Population 1,538,262 (2020 census), area 143.01 km². Borders 11 places.

An ordinance-designated city (政令指定都市 / seirei shitei toshi). Designated status lets a city take over services a prefecture would normally provide, and requires it to be divided into administrative wards. The wards are offices of the city, not governments of their own.

The city is one municipality. Its wards are internal divisions: voters in every ward elect the same mayor.

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Facts

Japanese name

川崎市

Reading

Kawasaki-shi

Kind

City (市), designated city (政令指定都市): a local government

Prefecture

Kanagawa 神奈川県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

1,538,262 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+4.3% from 1,475,213

Area

143.01 km²

Density

10,756 people per km²

Households

747,452

Under 15

12.3%

65 and over

20.3%

Foreign residents

46,026 (3.0%)

Code

14130 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kawasaki.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

The 7 wards of Kawasaki行政区

Kawasaki is a designated city, so it is divided into wards. Each ward has an office for counter services, and none has a mayor or an assembly. Voters in every ward elect the same city mayor.

Neighbouring municipalities

11 places share a land border with Kawasaki, counted through its wards. Borders across water are not counted.

• Ōta City大田区(Tokyo)
• Setagaya City世田谷区(Tokyo)
• Chofu City調布市(Tokyo)
• Machida City町田市(Tokyo)
• Komae City狛江市(Tokyo)
• Tama City多摩市(Tokyo)
• Inagi City稲城市(Tokyo)
• Tsurumi Ward鶴見区(Yokohama)
• Kohoku Ward港北区(Yokohama)
• Aoba Ward青葉区(Yokohama)
• Tsuzuki Ward都筑区(Yokohama)

Questions about Kawasaki

Is Kawasaki a city or a prefecture?

Kawasaki (川崎市) is a city (市, shi) in Kanagawa Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly. It is a designated city, divided into 7 wards. The wards are offices of the city, not governments.

Where is Kawasaki?

Kawasaki is in Kanagawa Prefecture (神奈川県), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Kawasaki?

1,538,262 at the 2020 census, up 4.3% from 1,475,213 in 2015. The area is 143.01 km², which is 10,756 people per km². 747,452 households. 20.3% of residents are 65 or older and 12.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kawasaki?

11: Ōta City (大田区) in Tokyo, Setagaya City (世田谷区) in Tokyo, Chofu City (調布市) in Tokyo, Machida City (町田市) in Tokyo, Komae City (狛江市) in Tokyo, Tama City (多摩市) in Tokyo, Inagi City (稲城市) in Tokyo, Tsurumi Ward (鶴見区) of Yokohama, Kohoku Ward (港北区) of Yokohama, Aoba Ward (青葉区) of Yokohama, and Tsuzuki Ward (都筑区) of Yokohama. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kawasaki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kawasaki written in Japanese?

川崎市, read Kawasaki-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Kawasaki begin?

神奈川県川崎市… (Kanagawa-ken, Kawasaki-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. Then the name of one of the 7 wards. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.