Tsuzuki都筑区

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

Tsuzuki (都筑区, Tsuzuki-ku) is a ward of Yokohama, in Kanagawa Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 213,132 (2020 census), area 27.87 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

都筑区

Reading

Tsuzuki-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

213,132 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+0.7% from 211,751

Area

27.87 km²

Density

7,647 people per km²

Households

84,473

Under 15

14.9%

65 and over

18.6%

Foreign residents

3,612 (1.7%)

Code

14118 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/tsuzuki

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Kohoku Ward港北区
• Midori Ward緑区
• Aoba Ward青葉区
• Takatsu Ward高津区(Kawasaki)
• Miyamae Ward宮前区(Kawasaki)

Questions about Tsuzuki

Is Tsuzuki a city?

Tsuzuki (都筑区) 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 Tsuzuki?

Tsuzuki 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 Tsuzuki?

213,132 at the 2020 census, up 0.7% from 211,751 in 2015. The area is 27.87 km², which is 7,647 people per km². 84,473 households. 18.6% of residents are 65 or older and 14.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tsuzuki?

Five: Kohoku Ward (港北区), Midori Ward (緑区), Aoba Ward (青葉区), Takatsu Ward (高津区) of Kawasaki, and Miyamae Ward (宮前区) of Kawasaki. These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Tsuzuki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tsuzuki written in Japanese?

都筑区, read Tsuzuki-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 Tsuzuki begin?

神奈川県横浜市都筑区… (Kanagawa-ken, Yokohama-shi, Tsuzuki-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.