Nishi西区

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

Nishi (西区, Nishi-ku) is a ward of Kumamoto, in Kumamoto Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 91,177 (2020 census), area 89.33 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

西区

Reading

Nishi-ku

Kind

Ward of a designated city (行政区): an office of the city, not a government

City

Kumamoto City 熊本市

Prefecture

Kumamoto 熊本県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

91,177 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.1% from 93,171

Area

89.33 km²

Density

1,021 people per km²

Households

39,781

Under 15

11.9%

65 and over

30.7%

Foreign residents

749 (0.8%)

Code

43103 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kumamoto.jp/nishi

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Chuo Ward中央区
• Minami Ward南区
• Kita Ward北区
• Tamana City玉名市
• Gyokuto Town玉東町

Questions about Nishi

Is Nishi a city?

Nishi (西区) is a ward of Kumamoto (熊本市), 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 Kumamoto (熊本市), in Kumamoto Prefecture (熊本県), in the Kyūshū-Okinawa 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?

91,177 at the 2020 census, down 2.1% from 93,171 in 2015. The area is 89.33 km², which is 1,021 people per km². 39,781 households. 30.7% of residents are 65 or older and 11.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nishi?

Five: Chuo Ward (中央区), Minami Ward (南区), Kita Ward (北区), Tamana City (玉名市), and Gyokuto Town (玉東町). 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?

熊本県熊本市西区… (Kumamoto-ken, Kumamoto-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.