Kyoto京都市

Kyōto-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Kyoto (京都市, Kyōto-shi) is a city and a designated city with 11 wards in Kyoto Prefecture. Population 1,463,723 (2020 census), area 827.83 km². Borders 12 places.

A designated city with 11 wards, with roughly half the population of Kyoto Prefecture.

Kyoto-fu and Kyoto-shi are different entities with different governments. An address that starts 京都府京都市 (Kyōto-fu, Kyōto-shi) is naming both.

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Facts

Japanese name

京都市

Reading

Kyōto-shi

Kind

City (市), designated city (政令指定都市): a local government

Prefecture

Kyoto 京都府

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

1,463,723 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-0.8% from 1,475,183

Area

827.83 km²

Density

1,768 people per km²

Households

729,524

Under 15

10.5%

65 and over

28.2%

Foreign residents

44,025 (3.0%)

Code

26100 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kyoto.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

The 11 wards of Kyoto行政区

Kyoto is a designated city, so it is divided into wards. Each ward has an office for counter services, and none has a mayor or an assembly. Voters in every ward elect the same city mayor.

Neighbouring municipalities

12 places share a land border with Kyoto, counted through its wards. Borders across water are not counted.

• Otsu City大津市(Shiga)
• Takashima City高島市(Shiga)
• Uji City宇治市
• Kameoka City亀岡市
• Muko City向日市
• Nagaokakyo City長岡京市
• Yawata City八幡市
• Nantan City南丹市
• Oyamazaki Town大山崎町
• Kumiyama Town久御山町
• Takatsuki City高槻市(Osaka)
• Shimamoto Town島本町(Osaka)

Questions about Kyoto

Is Kyoto a city or a prefecture?

Kyoto (京都市) is a city (市, shi) in Kyoto Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly. It is a designated city, divided into 11 wards. The wards are offices of the city, not governments. Kyoto Prefecture (京都府) is the larger unit around it. On its own, the name usually means the city.

Where is Kyoto?

Kyoto is in Kyoto Prefecture (京都府), in the Kansai region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Kyoto?

1,463,723 at the 2020 census, down 0.8% from 1,475,183 in 2015. The area is 827.83 km², which is 1,768 people per km². 729,524 households. 28.2% of residents are 65 or older and 10.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kyoto?

12: Otsu City (大津市) in Shiga, Takashima City (高島市) in Shiga, Uji City (宇治市), Kameoka City (亀岡市), Muko City (向日市), Nagaokakyo City (長岡京市), Yawata City (八幡市), Nantan City (南丹市), Oyamazaki Town (大山崎町), Kumiyama Town (久御山町), Takatsuki City (高槻市) in Osaka, and Shimamoto Town (島本町) in Osaka. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kyoto in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kyoto written in Japanese?

京都市, read Kyōto-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Kyoto begin?

京都府京都市… (Kyōto-fu, Kyōto-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. Then the name of one of the 11 wards. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.