Kohoku港北区

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

Kohoku (港北区, Kohoku-ku) is a ward of Yokohama, in Kanagawa Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 358,530 (2020 census), area 31.4 km². Borders 7 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

港北区

Reading

Kohoku-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

358,530 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+4.2% from 344,172

Area

31.4 km²

Density

11,418 people per km²

Households

175,521

Under 15

12.1%

65 and over

19.9%

Foreign residents

7,258 (2.0%)

Code

14109 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/kohoku

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

7 places share a land border with Kohoku, 4 of them wards of the same city. Borders across water are not counted.

• Tsurumi Ward鶴見区
• Kanagawa Ward神奈川区
• Midori Ward緑区
• Tsuzuki Ward都筑区
• Saiwai Ward幸区(Kawasaki)
• Nakahara Ward中原区(Kawasaki)
• Takatsu Ward高津区(Kawasaki)

Questions about Kohoku

Is Kohoku a city?

Kohoku (港北区) 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 Kohoku?

Kohoku 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 Kohoku?

358,530 at the 2020 census, up 4.2% from 344,172 in 2015. The area is 31.4 km², which is 11,418 people per km². 175,521 households. 19.9% of residents are 65 or older and 12.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kohoku?

Seven: Tsurumi Ward (鶴見区), Kanagawa Ward (神奈川区), Midori Ward (緑区), Tsuzuki Ward (都筑区), Saiwai Ward (幸区) of Kawasaki, Nakahara Ward (中原区) of Kawasaki, and Takatsu Ward (高津区) of Kawasaki. These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Kohoku in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kohoku written in Japanese?

港北区, read Kohoku-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 Kohoku begin?

神奈川県横浜市港北区… (Kanagawa-ken, Yokohama-shi, Kohoku-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.