Kyoto京都府
Kyōto-fu·きょうとふ·府 (fu), urban prefecture
One of the two 府 (fu). It extends from the old capital north to the Sea of Japan coast at Maizuru.
Osaka and Kyoto only. Both were imperial and administrative centres. A 府 governor has the same office under the same law as a 県 governor. The suffix is a historical label, not a rank.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 京都府
- Reading
- Kyōto-fu / きょうとふ
- Region
- Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿
- Capital
- Kyoto 京都市
- Population
- 2,578,087 (2020 census)
- Area
- 4,612 km²
- Density
- 559 people per km²
- Municipalities
- 26 — 15 cities, 10 towns, and 1 villages
- Designated cities
- Kyoto City
- Districts (郡)
- 6
- Codes
- JIS 26·ISO 3166-2 JP-26
How an address here begins
京都府京都市…
Kyōto-fu, Kyōto-shi, …
The prefecture comes first, then the municipality, then one of Kyoto's 11 wards. The guide explains the rest of the address, and the map reads any address you paste into it.
Neighbouring prefectures
Every municipality in Kyoto市区町村
26 local governments, each with its own mayor and assembly. Every one links to its boundary on the map.
Designated city政令指定都市
A designated city is divided into wards. The wards are offices of the city, not governments.
Other cities市
Districts, with their towns and villages郡 · 町 · 村
A district is a name that groups towns and villages in an address. It has no office and no election. The towns and villages are governments.
Boundaries: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Municipality counts are from the boundary data on the map.