Miyamae宮前区

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

Miyamae (宮前区, Miyamae-ku) is a ward of Kawasaki, in Kanagawa Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 233,728 (2020 census), area 18.61 km². Borders 5 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

宮前区

Reading

Miyamae-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

233,728 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+3.6% from 225,594

Area

18.61 km²

Density

12,559 people per km²

Households

102,317

Under 15

13.7%

65 and over

21.3%

Foreign residents

3,946 (1.7%)

Code

14136 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kawasaki.jp/miyamae

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Aoba Ward青葉区(Yokohama)
• Tsuzuki Ward都筑区(Yokohama)
• Takatsu Ward高津区
• Tama Ward多摩区
• Asao Ward麻生区

Questions about Miyamae

Is Miyamae a city?

Miyamae (宮前区) 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 Miyamae?

Miyamae 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 Miyamae?

233,728 at the 2020 census, up 3.6% from 225,594 in 2015. The area is 18.61 km², which is 12,559 people per km². 102,317 households. 21.3% of residents are 65 or older and 13.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Miyamae?

Five: Aoba Ward (青葉区) of Yokohama, Tsuzuki Ward (都筑区) of Yokohama, Takatsu Ward (高津区), Tama Ward (多摩区), and Asao Ward (麻生区). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Miyamae in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Miyamae written in Japanese?

宮前区, read Miyamae-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 Miyamae begin?

神奈川県川崎市宮前区… (Kanagawa-ken, Kawasaki-shi, Miyamae-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.