Tsurumi鶴見区

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

Tsurumi (鶴見区, Tsurumi-ku) is a ward of Yokohama, in Kanagawa Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 297,437 (2020 census), area 33.23 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

鶴見区

Reading

Tsurumi-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

297,437 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+4.2% from 285,356

Area

33.23 km²

Density

8,951 people per km²

Households

145,586

Under 15

12.4%

65 and over

21.3%

Foreign residents

14,055 (4.7%)

Code

14101 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/tsurumi

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

4 places share a land border with Tsurumi, 2 of them wards of the same city. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kanagawa Ward神奈川区
• Kohoku Ward港北区
• Kawasaki Ward川崎区(Kawasaki)
• Saiwai Ward幸区(Kawasaki)

Questions about Tsurumi

Is Tsurumi a city?

Tsurumi (鶴見区) 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 Tsurumi?

Tsurumi 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 Tsurumi?

297,437 at the 2020 census, up 4.2% from 285,356 in 2015. The area is 33.23 km², which is 8,951 people per km². 145,586 households. 21.3% of residents are 65 or older and 12.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tsurumi?

Four: Kanagawa Ward (神奈川区), Kohoku Ward (港北区), Kawasaki Ward (川崎区) of Kawasaki, and Saiwai Ward (幸区) of Kawasaki. These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Tsurumi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tsurumi written in Japanese?

鶴見区, read Tsurumi-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 Tsurumi begin?

神奈川県横浜市鶴見区… (Kanagawa-ken, Yokohama-shi, Tsurumi-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.