Takatsu高津区

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

Takatsu (高津区, Takatsu-ku) is a ward of Kawasaki, in Kanagawa Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 234,328 (2020 census), area 16.36 km². Borders 6 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

高津区

Reading

Takatsu-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

234,328 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+2.7% from 228,141

Area

16.36 km²

Density

14,323 people per km²

Households

113,791

Under 15

12.5%

65 and over

19.0%

Foreign residents

5,561 (2.4%)

Code

14134 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kawasaki.jp/takatsu

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Setagaya City世田谷区(Tokyo)
• Kohoku Ward港北区(Yokohama)
• Tsuzuki Ward都筑区(Yokohama)
• Nakahara Ward中原区
• Tama Ward多摩区
• Miyamae Ward宮前区

Questions about Takatsu

Is Takatsu a city?

Takatsu (高津区) 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 Takatsu?

Takatsu 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 Takatsu?

234,328 at the 2020 census, up 2.7% from 228,141 in 2015. The area is 16.36 km², which is 14,323 people per km². 113,791 households. 19.0% of residents are 65 or older and 12.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Takatsu?

Six: Setagaya City (世田谷区) in Tokyo, Kohoku Ward (港北区) of Yokohama, Tsuzuki Ward (都筑区) of Yokohama, Nakahara Ward (中原区), Tama Ward (多摩区), and Miyamae Ward (宮前区). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Takatsu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Takatsu written in Japanese?

高津区, read Takatsu-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 Takatsu begin?

神奈川県川崎市高津区… (Kanagawa-ken, Kawasaki-shi, Takatsu-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.