Kamigyo上京区

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

Kamigyo (上京区, Kamigyo-ku) is a ward of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 83,832 (2020 census), area 7.03 km². Borders 3 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

上京区

Reading

Kamigyo-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

83,832 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.5% from 85,113

Area

7.03 km²

Density

11,925 people per km²

Households

48,004

Under 15

8.5%

65 and over

27.2%

Foreign residents

2,879 (3.4%)

Code

26102 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/kamigyo

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Kita Ward北区
• Sakyo Ward左京区
• Nakagyo Ward中京区

Questions about Kamigyo

Is Kamigyo a city?

Kamigyo (上京区) 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 Kamigyo?

Kamigyo 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 Kamigyo?

83,832 at the 2020 census, down 1.5% from 85,113 in 2015. The area is 7.03 km², which is 11,925 people per km². 48,004 households. 27.2% of residents are 65 or older and 8.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kamigyo?

Three: Kita Ward (北区), Sakyo Ward (左京区), and Nakagyo Ward (中京区). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Kamigyo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kamigyo written in Japanese?

上京区, read Kamigyo-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 Kamigyo begin?

京都府京都市上京区… (Kyōto-fu, Kyōto-shi, Kamigyo-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.