Ukyo右京区

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

Ukyo (右京区, Ukyo-ku) is a ward of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 202,047 (2020 census), area 292.07 km². Borders 8 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

右京区

Reading

Ukyo-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

202,047 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.1% from 204,262

Area

292.07 km²

Density

692 people per km²

Households

97,849

Under 15

10.9%

65 and over

28.9%

Foreign residents

5,390 (2.7%)

Code

26108 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/ukyo

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

8 places share a land border with Ukyo, 6 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
• Shimogyo Ward下京区
• Minami Ward南区
• Nishikyo Ward西京区
• Kameoka City亀岡市
• Nantan City南丹市

Questions about Ukyo

Is Ukyo a city?

Ukyo (右京区) 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 Ukyo?

Ukyo 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 Ukyo?

202,047 at the 2020 census, down 1.1% from 204,262 in 2015. The area is 292.07 km², which is 692 people per km². 97,849 households. 28.9% of residents are 65 or older and 10.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ukyo?

Eight: Kita Ward (北区), Sakyo Ward (左京区), Nakagyo Ward (中京区), Shimogyo Ward (下京区), Minami Ward (南区), Nishikyo Ward (西京区), Kameoka City (亀岡市), and Nantan City (南丹市). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Ukyo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ukyo written in Japanese?

右京区, read Ukyo-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 Ukyo begin?

京都府京都市右京区… (Kyōto-fu, Kyōto-shi, Ukyo-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.