Midori緑区

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

Midori (緑区, Midori-ku) is a ward of Yokohama, in Kanagawa Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 183,082 (2020 census), area 25.51 km². Borders 8 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

緑区

Reading

Midori-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

183,082 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.5% from 180,366

Area

25.51 km²

Density

7,177 people per km²

Households

79,411

Under 15

12.6%

65 and over

24.8%

Foreign residents

4,196 (2.3%)

Code

14113 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/midori

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Machida City町田市(Tokyo)
• Kanagawa Ward神奈川区
• Hodogaya Ward保土ケ谷区
• Kohoku Ward港北区
• Asahi Ward旭区
• Seya Ward瀬谷区
• Aoba Ward青葉区
• Tsuzuki Ward都筑区

Questions about Midori

Is Midori a city?

Midori (緑区) 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 Midori?

Midori 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 Midori?

183,082 at the 2020 census, up 1.5% from 180,366 in 2015. The area is 25.51 km², which is 7,177 people per km². 79,411 households. 24.8% of residents are 65 or older and 12.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Midori?

Eight: Machida City (町田市) in Tokyo, Kanagawa Ward (神奈川区), Hodogaya Ward (保土ケ谷区), Kohoku Ward (港北区), Asahi Ward (旭区), Seya Ward (瀬谷区), Aoba Ward (青葉区), and Tsuzuki Ward (都筑区). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Midori in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Midori written in Japanese?

緑区, read Midori-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 Midori begin?

神奈川県横浜市緑区… (Kanagawa-ken, Yokohama-shi, Midori-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.