Nakagyo中京区

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

Nakagyo (中京区, Nakagyo-ku) is a ward of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 110,488 (2020 census), area 7.41 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

中京区

Reading

Nakagyo-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

110,488 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.0% from 109,341

Area

7.41 km²

Density

14,911 people per km²

Households

60,634

Under 15

10.3%

65 and over

24.7%

Foreign residents

2,845 (2.6%)

Code

26104 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/nakagyo

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Kita Ward北区
• Kamigyo Ward上京区
• Sakyo Ward左京区
• Higashiyama Ward東山区
• Shimogyo Ward下京区
• Ukyo Ward右京区

Questions about Nakagyo

Is Nakagyo a city?

Nakagyo (中京区) 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 Nakagyo?

Nakagyo 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 Nakagyo?

110,488 at the 2020 census, up 1.0% from 109,341 in 2015. The area is 7.41 km², which is 14,911 people per km². 60,634 households. 24.7% of residents are 65 or older and 10.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nakagyo?

Six: Kita Ward (北区), Kamigyo Ward (上京区), Sakyo Ward (左京区), Higashiyama Ward (東山区), Shimogyo Ward (下京区), and Ukyo Ward (右京区). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Nakagyo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nakagyo written in Japanese?

中京区, read Nakagyo-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 Nakagyo begin?

京都府京都市中京区… (Kyōto-fu, Kyōto-shi, Nakagyo-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.