Aoba青葉区

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

Aoba (青葉区, Aoba-ku) is a ward of Yokohama, in Kanagawa Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 310,756 (2020 census), area 35.22 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

青葉区

Reading

Aoba-ku

Kind

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

City

Yokohama City 横浜市

Prefecture

Kanagawa 神奈川県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

310,756 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+0.3% from 309,692

Area

35.22 km²

Density

8,823 people per km²

Households

132,819

Under 15

12.6%

65 and over

22.4%

Foreign residents

4,586 (1.5%)

Code

14117 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/aoba

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Machida City町田市(Tokyo)
• Midori Ward緑区
• Tsuzuki Ward都筑区
• Miyamae Ward宮前区(Kawasaki)
• Asao Ward麻生区(Kawasaki)

Questions about Aoba

Is Aoba a city?

Aoba (青葉区) is a ward of Yokohama (横浜市), 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 Aoba?

Aoba is inside Yokohama (横浜市), 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 Aoba?

310,756 at the 2020 census, up 0.3% from 309,692 in 2015. The area is 35.22 km², which is 8,823 people per km². 132,819 households. 22.4% of residents are 65 or older and 12.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Aoba?

Five: Machida City (町田市) in Tokyo, Midori Ward (緑区), Tsuzuki Ward (都筑区), Miyamae Ward (宮前区) of Kawasaki, and Asao Ward (麻生区) of Kawasaki. These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Aoba in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Aoba written in Japanese?

青葉区, read Aoba-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 Aoba begin?

神奈川県横浜市青葉区… (Kanagawa-ken, Yokohama-shi, Aoba-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.