Seya瀬谷区

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

Seya (瀬谷区, Seya-ku) is a ward of Yokohama, in Kanagawa Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 122,623 (2020 census), area 17.17 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

瀬谷区

Reading

Seya-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

122,623 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.6% from 124,560

Area

17.17 km²

Density

7,142 people per km²

Households

52,414

Under 15

11.6%

65 and over

28.9%

Foreign residents

1,922 (1.6%)

Code

14114 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/seya

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

5 places share a land border with Seya, 3 of them wards of the same city. Borders across water are not counted.

• Machida City町田市(Tokyo)
• Asahi Ward旭区
• Midori Ward緑区
• Izumi Ward泉区
• Yamato City大和市

Questions about Seya

Is Seya a city?

Seya (瀬谷区) 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 Seya?

Seya 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 Seya?

122,623 at the 2020 census, down 1.6% from 124,560 in 2015. The area is 17.17 km², which is 7,142 people per km². 52,414 households. 28.9% of residents are 65 or older and 11.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Seya?

Five: Machida City (町田市) in Tokyo, Asahi Ward (旭区), Midori Ward (緑区), Izumi Ward (泉区), and Yamato City (大和市). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Seya in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Seya written in Japanese?

瀬谷区, read Seya-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 Seya begin?

神奈川県横浜市瀬谷区… (Kanagawa-ken, Yokohama-shi, Seya-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.