Taihaku太白区

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

Taihaku (太白区, Taihaku-ku) is a ward of Sendai, in Miyagi Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 234,758 (2020 census), area 228.39 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

太白区

Reading

Taihaku-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

234,758 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+3.5% from 226,855

Area

228.39 km²

Density

1,028 people per km²

Households

105,061

Under 15

12.5%

65 and over

25.5%

Foreign residents

1,949 (0.8%)

Code

04104 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.sendai.jp/taihakuku

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Aoba Ward青葉区
• Wakabayashi Ward若林区
• Natori City名取市
• Murata Town村田町
• Kawasaki Town川崎町
• Yamagata City山形市(Yamagata)
• Higashine City東根市(Yamagata)

Questions about Taihaku

Is Taihaku a city?

Taihaku (太白区) 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 Taihaku?

Taihaku 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 Taihaku?

234,758 at the 2020 census, up 3.5% from 226,855 in 2015. The area is 228.39 km², which is 1,028 people per km². 105,061 households. 25.5% of residents are 65 or older and 12.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Taihaku?

Seven: Aoba Ward (青葉区), Wakabayashi Ward (若林区), Natori City (名取市), Murata Town (村田町), Kawasaki Town (川崎町), Yamagata City (山形市) in Yamagata, and Higashine City (東根市) in Yamagata. These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Taihaku in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Taihaku written in Japanese?

太白区, read Taihaku-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 Taihaku begin?

宮城県仙台市太白区… (Miyagi-ken, Sendai-shi, Taihaku-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.