Izumi泉区

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

Izumi (泉区, Izumi-ku) is a ward of Sendai, in Miyagi Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 212,149 (2020 census), area 146.61 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

泉区

Reading

Izumi-ku

Kind

Ward of a designated city (行政区): an office of the city, not a government

City

Sendai City 仙台市

Prefecture

Miyagi 宮城県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

212,149 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.1% from 216,798

Area

146.61 km²

Density

1,447 people per km²

Households

92,973

Under 15

11.7%

65 and over

27.5%

Foreign residents

1,331 (0.6%)

Code

04105 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.sendai.jp/izumiku

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Aoba Ward青葉区
• Miyagino Ward宮城野区
• Tomiya City富谷市
• Taiwa Town大和町

Questions about Izumi

Is Izumi a city?

Izumi (泉区) is a ward of Sendai (仙台市), 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 Izumi?

Izumi is inside Sendai (仙台市), in Miyagi Prefecture (宮城県), in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Izumi?

212,149 at the 2020 census, down 2.1% from 216,798 in 2015. The area is 146.61 km², which is 1,447 people per km². 92,973 households. 27.5% of residents are 65 or older and 11.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Izumi?

Four: Aoba Ward (青葉区), Miyagino Ward (宮城野区), Tomiya City (富谷市), and Taiwa Town (大和町). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Izumi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Izumi written in Japanese?

泉区, read Izumi-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 Izumi begin?

宮城県仙台市泉区… (Miyagi-ken, Sendai-shi, Izumi-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.