Nishikan西蒲区

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

Nishikan (西蒲区, Nishikan-ku) is a ward of Niigata, in Niigata Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 54,546 (2020 census), area 176.57 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

西蒲区

Reading

Nishikan-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

54,546 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.3% from 58,218

Area

176.57 km²

Density

309 people per km²

Households

18,681

Under 15

10.4%

65 and over

35.0%

Foreign residents

246 (0.5%)

Code

15108 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.niigata.lg.jp/nishikan

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Minami Ward南区
• Nishi Ward西区
• Nagaoka City長岡市
• Tsubame City燕市
• Yahiko Village弥彦村

Questions about Nishikan

Is Nishikan a city?

Nishikan (西蒲区) 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 Nishikan?

Nishikan 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 Nishikan?

54,546 at the 2020 census, down 6.3% from 58,218 in 2015. The area is 176.57 km², which is 309 people per km². 18,681 households. 35.0% of residents are 65 or older and 10.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nishikan?

Five: Minami Ward (南区), Nishi Ward (西区), Nagaoka City (長岡市), Tsubame City (燕市), and Yahiko Village (弥彦村). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Nishikan in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nishikan written in Japanese?

西蒲区, read Nishikan-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 Nishikan begin?

新潟県新潟市西蒲区… (Niigata-ken, Niigata-shi, Nishikan-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.