Totsuka戸塚区

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

Totsuka (戸塚区, Totsuka-ku) is a ward of Yokohama, in Kanagawa Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 283,709 (2020 census), area 35.79 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

戸塚区

Reading

Totsuka-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

283,709 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+3.1% from 275,283

Area

35.79 km²

Density

7,927 people per km²

Households

122,053

Under 15

12.9%

65 and over

26.2%

Foreign residents

4,507 (1.6%)

Code

14110 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/totsuka

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

8 places share a land border with Totsuka, 6 of them wards of the same city. Borders across water are not counted.

• Minami Ward南区
• Hodogaya Ward保土ケ谷区
• Konan Ward港南区
• Asahi Ward旭区
• Sakae Ward栄区
• Izumi Ward泉区
• Kamakura City鎌倉市
• Fujisawa City藤沢市

Questions about Totsuka

Is Totsuka a city?

Totsuka (戸塚区) 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 Totsuka?

Totsuka 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 Totsuka?

283,709 at the 2020 census, up 3.1% from 275,283 in 2015. The area is 35.79 km², which is 7,927 people per km². 122,053 households. 26.2% of residents are 65 or older and 12.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Totsuka?

Eight: Minami Ward (南区), Hodogaya Ward (保土ケ谷区), Konan Ward (港南区), Asahi Ward (旭区), Sakae Ward (栄区), Izumi Ward (泉区), Kamakura City (鎌倉市), and Fujisawa City (藤沢市). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Totsuka in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Totsuka written in Japanese?

戸塚区, read Totsuka-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 Totsuka begin?

神奈川県横浜市戸塚区… (Kanagawa-ken, Yokohama-shi, Totsuka-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.