Izumi泉区

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

Izumi (泉区, Izumi-ku) is a ward of Yokohama, in Kanagawa Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 152,378 (2020 census), area 23.58 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

泉区

Reading

Izumi-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

152,378 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.1% from 154,025

Area

23.58 km²

Density

6,462 people per km²

Households

62,847

Under 15

11.7%

65 and over

29.5%

Foreign residents

2,371 (1.6%)

Code

14116 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/izumi

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Totsuka Ward戸塚区
• Asahi Ward旭区
• Seya Ward瀬谷区
• Fujisawa City藤沢市
• Yamato City大和市

Questions about Izumi

Is Izumi a city?

Izumi (泉区) 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 Izumi?

Izumi 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 Izumi?

152,378 at the 2020 census, down 1.1% from 154,025 in 2015. The area is 23.58 km², which is 6,462 people per km². 62,847 households. 29.5% of residents are 65 or older and 11.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Izumi?

Five: Totsuka Ward (戸塚区), Asahi Ward (旭区), Seya Ward (瀬谷区), Fujisawa City (藤沢市), and Yamato City (大和市). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Izumi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Izumi written in Japanese?

泉区, read Izumi-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 Izumi begin?

神奈川県横浜市泉区… (Kanagawa-ken, Yokohama-shi, Izumi-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.