Akiha秋葉区

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

Akiha (秋葉区, Akiha-ku) is a ward of Niigata, in Niigata Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 75,069 (2020 census), area 95.38 km². Borders 5 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

秋葉区

Reading

Akiha-ku

Kind

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

City

Niigata City 新潟市

Prefecture

Niigata 新潟県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

75,069 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.3% from 76,843

Area

95.38 km²

Density

787 people per km²

Households

28,003

Under 15

12.1%

65 and over

32.1%

Foreign residents

264 (0.4%)

Code

15105 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.niigata.lg.jp/akiha

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Konan Ward江南区
• Minami Ward南区
• Gosen City五泉市
• Agano City阿賀野市
• Tagami Town田上町

Questions about Akiha

Is Akiha a city?

Akiha (秋葉区) is a ward of Niigata (新潟市), 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 Akiha?

Akiha is inside Niigata (新潟市), in Niigata Prefecture (新潟県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Akiha?

75,069 at the 2020 census, down 2.3% from 76,843 in 2015. The area is 95.38 km², which is 787 people per km². 28,003 households. 32.1% of residents are 65 or older and 12.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Akiha?

Five: Konan Ward (江南区), Minami Ward (南区), Gosen City (五泉市), Agano City (阿賀野市), and Tagami Town (田上町). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Akiha in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Akiha written in Japanese?

秋葉区, read Akiha-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 Akiha begin?

新潟県新潟市秋葉区… (Niigata-ken, Niigata-shi, Akiha-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.