Isogo磯子区

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

Isogo (磯子区, Isogo-ku) is a ward of Yokohama, in Kanagawa Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 166,731 (2020 census), area 19.05 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

磯子区

Reading

Isogo-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

166,731 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+0.3% from 166,229

Area

19.05 km²

Density

8,752 people per km²

Households

78,731

Under 15

11.3%

65 and over

28.5%

Foreign residents

5,058 (3.0%)

Code

14107 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/isogo

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Naka Ward中区
• Minami Ward南区
• Kanazawa Ward金沢区
• Konan Ward港南区
• Sakae Ward栄区

Questions about Isogo

Is Isogo a city?

Isogo (磯子区) 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 Isogo?

Isogo 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 Isogo?

166,731 at the 2020 census, up 0.3% from 166,229 in 2015. The area is 19.05 km², which is 8,752 people per km². 78,731 households. 28.5% of residents are 65 or older and 11.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Isogo?

Five: Naka Ward (中区), Minami Ward (南区), Kanazawa Ward (金沢区), Konan Ward (港南区), and Sakae Ward (栄区). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Isogo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Isogo written in Japanese?

磯子区, read Isogo-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 Isogo begin?

神奈川県横浜市磯子区… (Kanagawa-ken, Yokohama-shi, Isogo-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.