Higashiyama東山区

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

Higashiyama (東山区, Higashiyama-ku) is a ward of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 36,602 (2020 census), area 7.48 km². Borders 6 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

東山区

Reading

Higashiyama-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

36,602 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.3% from 39,044

Area

7.48 km²

Density

4,893 people per km²

Households

20,562

Under 15

7.4%

65 and over

32.9%

Foreign residents

1,009 (2.8%)

Code

26105 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/higasiyama

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

6 places share a land border with Higashiyama, 6 of them wards of the same city. Borders across water are not counted.

• Sakyo Ward左京区
• Nakagyo Ward中京区
• Shimogyo Ward下京区
• Minami Ward南区
• Fushimi Ward伏見区
• Yamashina Ward山科区

Questions about Higashiyama

Is Higashiyama a city?

Higashiyama (東山区) 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 Higashiyama?

Higashiyama 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 Higashiyama?

36,602 at the 2020 census, down 6.3% from 39,044 in 2015. The area is 7.48 km², which is 4,893 people per km². 20,562 households. 32.9% of residents are 65 or older and 7.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Higashiyama?

Six: Sakyo Ward (左京区), Nakagyo Ward (中京区), Shimogyo Ward (下京区), Minami Ward (南区), Fushimi Ward (伏見区), and Yamashina Ward (山科区). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Higashiyama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Higashiyama written in Japanese?

東山区, read Higashiyama-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 Higashiyama begin?

京都府京都市東山区… (Kyōto-fu, Kyōto-shi, Higashiyama-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.