Naka中区

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

Naka (中区, Naka-ku) is a ward of Sakai, in Osaka Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 121,236 (2020 census), area 17.88 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

中区

Reading

Naka-ku

Kind

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

City

Sakai City 堺市

Prefecture

Osaka 大阪府

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

121,236 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.7% from 124,543

Area

17.88 km²

Density

6,781 people per km²

Households

50,213

Under 15

13.3%

65 and over

28.0%

Foreign residents

1,531 (1.3%)

Code

27142 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.sakai.lg.jp/naka

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Higashi Ward東区
• Nishi Ward西区
• Minami Ward南区
• Kita Ward北区
• Osakasayama City大阪狭山市

Questions about Naka

Is Naka a city?

Naka (中区) is a ward of Sakai (堺市), 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 Naka?

Naka is inside Sakai (堺市), in Osaka Prefecture (大阪府), in the Kansai region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Naka?

121,236 at the 2020 census, down 2.7% from 124,543 in 2015. The area is 17.88 km², which is 6,781 people per km². 50,213 households. 28.0% of residents are 65 or older and 13.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Naka?

Five: Higashi Ward (東区), Nishi Ward (西区), Minami Ward (南区), Kita Ward (北区), and Osakasayama City (大阪狭山市). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Naka in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Naka written in Japanese?

中区, read Naka-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 Naka begin?

大阪府堺市中区… (Ōsaka-fu, Sakai-shi, Naka-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.