Nakahara中原区

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

Nakahara (中原区, Nakahara-ku) is a ward of Kawasaki, in Kanagawa Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 263,683 (2020 census), area 14.74 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

中原区

Reading

Nakahara-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

263,683 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+6.5% from 247,529

Area

14.74 km²

Density

17,889 people per km²

Households

134,763

Under 15

12.9%

65 and over

15.3%

Foreign residents

6,219 (2.4%)

Code

14133 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kawasaki.jp/nakahara

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Ōta City大田区(Tokyo)
• Setagaya City世田谷区(Tokyo)
• Kohoku Ward港北区(Yokohama)
• Saiwai Ward幸区
• Takatsu Ward高津区

Questions about Nakahara

Is Nakahara a city?

Nakahara (中原区) 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 Nakahara?

Nakahara 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 Nakahara?

263,683 at the 2020 census, up 6.5% from 247,529 in 2015. The area is 14.74 km², which is 17,889 people per km². 134,763 households. 15.3% of residents are 65 or older and 12.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nakahara?

Five: Ōta City (大田区) in Tokyo, Setagaya City (世田谷区) in Tokyo, Kohoku Ward (港北区) of Yokohama, Saiwai Ward (幸区), and Takatsu Ward (高津区). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Nakahara in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nakahara written in Japanese?

中原区, read Nakahara-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 Nakahara begin?

神奈川県川崎市中原区… (Kanagawa-ken, Kawasaki-shi, Nakahara-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.