Kawasaki川崎区

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

Kawasaki (川崎区, Kawasaki-ku) is a ward of Kawasaki, in Kanagawa Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 232,965 (2020 census), area 39.53 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

川崎区

Reading

Kawasaki-ku

Kind

Ward of a designated city (行政区): an office of the city, not a government

City

Kawasaki City 川崎市

Prefecture

Kanagawa 神奈川県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

232,965 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+4.3% from 223,378

Area

39.53 km²

Density

5,893 people per km²

Households

123,515

Under 15

10.7%

65 and over

22.4%

Foreign residents

16,707 (7.2%)

Code

14131 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kawasaki.jp/kawasaki

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

3 places share a land border with Kawasaki, 1 of them wards of the same city. Borders across water are not counted.

• Ōta City大田区(Tokyo)
• Tsurumi Ward鶴見区(Yokohama)
• Saiwai Ward幸区

Questions about Kawasaki

Is Kawasaki a city?

Kawasaki (川崎区) is a ward of Kawasaki (川崎市), 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 Kawasaki?

Kawasaki is inside Kawasaki (川崎市), 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?

232,965 at the 2020 census, up 4.3% from 223,378 in 2015. The area is 39.53 km², which is 5,893 people per km². 123,515 households. 22.4% of residents are 65 or older and 10.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kawasaki?

Three: Ōta City (大田区) in Tokyo, Tsurumi Ward (鶴見区) of Yokohama, and Saiwai Ward (幸区). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Kawasaki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kawasaki written in Japanese?

川崎区, read Kawasaki-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 Kawasaki begin?

神奈川県川崎市川崎区… (Kanagawa-ken, Kawasaki-shi, Kawasaki-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.