Fushimi伏見区

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

Fushimi (伏見区, Fushimi-ku) is a ward of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 277,858 (2020 census), area 61.66 km². Borders 10 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

伏見区

Reading

Fushimi-ku

Kind

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

City

Kyoto City 京都市

Prefecture

Kyoto 京都府

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

277,858 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.0% from 280,655

Area

61.66 km²

Density

4,506 people per km²

Households

131,284

Under 15

10.9%

65 and over

29.2%

Foreign residents

8,824 (3.2%)

Code

26109 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/fushimi

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Otsu City大津市(Shiga)
• Higashiyama Ward東山区
• Minami Ward南区
• Yamashina Ward山科区
• Uji City宇治市
• Muko City向日市
• Nagaokakyo City長岡京市
• Yawata City八幡市
• Oyamazaki Town大山崎町
• Kumiyama Town久御山町

Questions about Fushimi

Is Fushimi a city?

Fushimi (伏見区) is a ward of Kyoto (京都市), 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 Fushimi?

Fushimi is inside Kyoto (京都市), 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 Fushimi?

277,858 at the 2020 census, down 1.0% from 280,655 in 2015. The area is 61.66 km², which is 4,506 people per km². 131,284 households. 29.2% of residents are 65 or older and 10.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Fushimi?

10: Otsu City (大津市) in Shiga, Higashiyama Ward (東山区), Minami Ward (南区), Yamashina Ward (山科区), Uji City (宇治市), Muko City (向日市), Nagaokakyo City (長岡京市), Yawata City (八幡市), Oyamazaki Town (大山崎町), and Kumiyama Town (久御山町). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Fushimi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Fushimi written in Japanese?

伏見区, read Fushimi-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 Fushimi begin?

京都府京都市伏見区… (Kyōto-fu, Kyōto-shi, Fushimi-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.