Asahi旭区

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

Asahi (旭区, Asahi-ku) is a ward of Yokohama, in Kanagawa Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 245,174 (2020 census), area 32.73 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

旭区

Reading

Asahi-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

245,174 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-0.8% from 247,144

Area

32.73 km²

Density

7,491 people per km²

Households

107,049

Under 15

11.3%

65 and over

30.3%

Foreign residents

3,160 (1.3%)

Code

14112 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/asahi

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Hodogaya Ward保土ケ谷区
• Totsuka Ward戸塚区
• Midori Ward緑区
• Seya Ward瀬谷区
• Izumi Ward泉区

Questions about Asahi

Is Asahi a city?

Asahi (旭区) 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 Asahi?

Asahi 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 Asahi?

245,174 at the 2020 census, down 0.8% from 247,144 in 2015. The area is 32.73 km², which is 7,491 people per km². 107,049 households. 30.3% of residents are 65 or older and 11.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Asahi?

Five: Hodogaya Ward (保土ケ谷区), Totsuka Ward (戸塚区), Midori Ward (緑区), Seya Ward (瀬谷区), and Izumi Ward (泉区). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Asahi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Asahi written in Japanese?

旭区, read Asahi-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 Asahi begin?

神奈川県横浜市旭区… (Kanagawa-ken, Yokohama-shi, Asahi-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.