Miyagino宮城野区

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

Miyagino (宮城野区, Miyagino-ku) is a ward of Sendai, in Miyagi Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 196,732 (2020 census), area 58.25 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

宮城野区

Reading

Miyagino-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

196,732 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.0% from 194,825

Area

58.25 km²

Density

3,377 people per km²

Households

95,772

Under 15

12.2%

65 and over

21.4%

Foreign residents

2,230 (1.1%)

Code

04102 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.sendai.jp/miyaginoku

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Aoba Ward青葉区
• Wakabayashi Ward若林区
• Izumi Ward泉区
• Tagajo City多賀城市
• Tomiya City富谷市
• Shichigahama Town七ヶ浜町
• Rifu Town利府町

Questions about Miyagino

Is Miyagino a city?

Miyagino (宮城野区) 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 Miyagino?

Miyagino 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 Miyagino?

196,732 at the 2020 census, up 1.0% from 194,825 in 2015. The area is 58.25 km², which is 3,377 people per km². 95,772 households. 21.4% of residents are 65 or older and 12.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Miyagino?

Seven: Aoba Ward (青葉区), Wakabayashi Ward (若林区), Izumi Ward (泉区), Tagajo City (多賀城市), Tomiya City (富谷市), Shichigahama Town (七ヶ浜町), and Rifu Town (利府町). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Miyagino in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Miyagino written in Japanese?

宮城野区, read Miyagino-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 Miyagino begin?

宮城県仙台市宮城野区… (Miyagi-ken, Sendai-shi, Miyagino-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.