Kanazawa金沢区

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

Kanazawa (金沢区, Kanazawa-ku) is a ward of Yokohama, in Kanagawa Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 198,939 (2020 census), area 30.96 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

金沢区

Reading

Kanazawa-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

198,939 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.6% from 202,229

Area

30.96 km²

Density

6,426 people per km²

Households

89,869

Under 15

10.8%

65 and over

30.3%

Foreign residents

3,164 (1.6%)

Code

14108 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/kanazawa

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Isogo Ward磯子区
• Sakae Ward栄区
• Yokosuka City横須賀市
• Kamakura City鎌倉市
• Zushi City逗子市

Questions about Kanazawa

Is Kanazawa a city?

Kanazawa (金沢区) 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 Kanazawa?

Kanazawa 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 Kanazawa?

198,939 at the 2020 census, down 1.6% from 202,229 in 2015. The area is 30.96 km², which is 6,426 people per km². 89,869 households. 30.3% of residents are 65 or older and 10.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kanazawa?

Five: Isogo Ward (磯子区), Sakae Ward (栄区), Yokosuka City (横須賀市), Kamakura City (鎌倉市), and Zushi City (逗子市). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Kanazawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kanazawa written in Japanese?

金沢区, read Kanazawa-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 Kanazawa begin?

神奈川県横浜市金沢区… (Kanagawa-ken, Yokohama-shi, Kanazawa-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.