Nishi西区

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

Nishi (西区, Nishi-ku) is a ward of Yokohama, in Kanagawa Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 104,935 (2020 census), area 7.03 km². Borders 4 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

西区

Reading

Nishi-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

104,935 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+6.5% from 98,532

Area

7.03 km²

Density

14,927 people per km²

Households

57,054

Under 15

10.9%

65 and over

19.4%

Foreign residents

4,874 (4.6%)

Code

14103 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/nishi

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Kanagawa Ward神奈川区
• Naka Ward中区
• Minami Ward南区
• Hodogaya Ward保土ケ谷区

Questions about Nishi

Is Nishi a city?

Nishi (西区) 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 Nishi?

Nishi 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 Nishi?

104,935 at the 2020 census, up 6.5% from 98,532 in 2015. The area is 7.03 km², which is 14,927 people per km². 57,054 households. 19.4% of residents are 65 or older and 10.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nishi?

Four: Kanagawa Ward (神奈川区), Naka Ward (中区), Minami Ward (南区), and Hodogaya Ward (保土ケ谷区). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Nishi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nishi written in Japanese?

西区, read Nishi-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 Nishi begin?

神奈川県横浜市西区… (Kanagawa-ken, Yokohama-shi, Nishi-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.