Yamashina山科区

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

Yamashina (山科区, Yamashina-ku) is a ward of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 135,101 (2020 census), area 28.7 km². Borders 4 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

山科区

Reading

Yamashina-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

135,101 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-0.3% from 135,471

Area

28.7 km²

Density

4,707 people per km²

Households

64,402

Under 15

10.2%

65 and over

31.4%

Foreign residents

2,340 (1.7%)

Code

26110 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/yamasina

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Otsu City大津市(Shiga)
• Sakyo Ward左京区
• Higashiyama Ward東山区
• Fushimi Ward伏見区

Questions about Yamashina

Is Yamashina a city?

Yamashina (山科区) 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 Yamashina?

Yamashina 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 Yamashina?

135,101 at the 2020 census, down 0.3% from 135,471 in 2015. The area is 28.7 km², which is 4,707 people per km². 64,402 households. 31.4% of residents are 65 or older and 10.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yamashina?

Four: Otsu City (大津市) in Shiga, Sakyo Ward (左京区), Higashiyama Ward (東山区), and Fushimi Ward (伏見区). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Yamashina in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yamashina written in Japanese?

山科区, read Yamashina-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 Yamashina begin?

京都府京都市山科区… (Kyōto-fu, Kyōto-shi, Yamashina-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.