Kanagawa神奈川区

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

Kanagawa (神奈川区, Kanagawa-ku) is a ward of Yokohama, in Kanagawa Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 247,267 (2020 census), area 23.72 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

神奈川区

Reading

Kanagawa-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

247,267 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+3.5% from 238,966

Area

23.72 km²

Density

10,424 people per km²

Households

129,183

Under 15

10.9%

65 and over

21.8%

Foreign residents

7,634 (3.1%)

Code

14102 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/kanagawa

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Tsurumi Ward鶴見区
• Nishi Ward西区
• Hodogaya Ward保土ケ谷区
• Kohoku Ward港北区
• Midori Ward緑区

Questions about Kanagawa

Is Kanagawa a city?

Kanagawa (神奈川区) 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 Kanagawa?

Kanagawa 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 Kanagawa?

247,267 at the 2020 census, up 3.5% from 238,966 in 2015. The area is 23.72 km², which is 10,424 people per km². 129,183 households. 21.8% of residents are 65 or older and 10.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kanagawa?

Five: Tsurumi Ward (鶴見区), Nishi Ward (西区), Hodogaya Ward (保土ケ谷区), Kohoku Ward (港北区), and Midori Ward (緑区). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Kanagawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kanagawa written in Japanese?

神奈川区, read Kanagawa-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 Kanagawa begin?

神奈川県横浜市神奈川区… (Kanagawa-ken, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-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.