Wakabayashi若林区

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

Wakabayashi (若林区, Wakabayashi-ku) is a ward of Sendai, in Miyagi Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 141,475 (2020 census), area 50.86 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

若林区

Reading

Wakabayashi-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

141,475 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+6.0% from 133,498

Area

50.86 km²

Density

2,782 people per km²

Households

68,527

Under 15

12.0%

65 and over

22.4%

Foreign residents

1,471 (1.0%)

Code

04103 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.sendai.jp/wakabayashiku

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Aoba Ward青葉区
• Miyagino Ward宮城野区
• Taihaku Ward太白区
• Natori City名取市

Questions about Wakabayashi

Is Wakabayashi a city?

Wakabayashi (若林区) 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 Wakabayashi?

Wakabayashi 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 Wakabayashi?

141,475 at the 2020 census, up 6.0% from 133,498 in 2015. The area is 50.86 km², which is 2,782 people per km². 68,527 households. 22.4% of residents are 65 or older and 12.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Wakabayashi?

Four: Aoba Ward (青葉区), Miyagino Ward (宮城野区), Taihaku Ward (太白区), and Natori City (名取市). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Wakabayashi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Wakabayashi written in Japanese?

若林区, read Wakabayashi-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 Wakabayashi begin?

宮城県仙台市若林区… (Miyagi-ken, Sendai-shi, Wakabayashi-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.