Nishikyo西京区

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

Nishikyo (西京区, Nishikyo-ku) is a ward of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 149,837 (2020 census), area 59.24 km². Borders 7 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

西京区

Reading

Nishikyo-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

149,837 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-0.7% from 150,962

Area

59.24 km²

Density

2,529 people per km²

Households

65,082

Under 15

12.3%

65 and over

28.4%

Foreign residents

2,792 (1.9%)

Code

26111 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/nisikyo

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

7 places share a land border with Nishikyo, 2 of them wards of the same city. Borders across water are not counted.

• Minami Ward南区
• Ukyo Ward右京区
• Kameoka City亀岡市
• Muko City向日市
• Nagaokakyo City長岡京市
• Takatsuki City高槻市(Osaka)
• Shimamoto Town島本町(Osaka)

Questions about Nishikyo

Is Nishikyo a city?

Nishikyo (西京区) 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 Nishikyo?

Nishikyo 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 Nishikyo?

149,837 at the 2020 census, down 0.7% from 150,962 in 2015. The area is 59.24 km², which is 2,529 people per km². 65,082 households. 28.4% of residents are 65 or older and 12.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nishikyo?

Seven: Minami Ward (南区), Ukyo Ward (右京区), Kameoka City (亀岡市), Muko City (向日市), Nagaokakyo City (長岡京市), Takatsuki City (高槻市) in Osaka, and Shimamoto Town (島本町) in Osaka. These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Nishikyo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nishikyo written in Japanese?

西京区, read Nishikyo-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 Nishikyo begin?

京都府京都市西京区… (Kyōto-fu, Kyōto-shi, Nishikyo-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.