Nishi西区

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

Nishi (西区, Nishi-ku) is a ward of Sakai, in Osaka Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 135,375 (2020 census), area 28.62 km². Borders 6 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

西区

Reading

Nishi-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

135,375 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-0.3% from 135,746

Area

28.62 km²

Density

4,730 people per km²

Households

58,120

Under 15

13.3%

65 and over

27.1%

Foreign residents

1,906 (1.4%)

Code

27144 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.sakai.lg.jp/nishi

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Sakai Ward堺区
• Naka Ward中区
• Minami Ward南区
• Kita Ward北区
• Izumi City和泉市
• Takaishi City高石市

Questions about Nishi

Is Nishi a city?

Nishi (西区) 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 Nishi?

Nishi 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 Nishi?

135,375 at the 2020 census, down 0.3% from 135,746 in 2015. The area is 28.62 km², which is 4,730 people per km². 58,120 households. 27.1% of residents are 65 or older and 13.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nishi?

Six: Sakai Ward (堺区), Naka Ward (中区), Minami Ward (南区), Kita Ward (北区), Izumi City (和泉市), and Takaishi City (高石市). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Nishi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nishi written in Japanese?

西区, read Nishi-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 Nishi begin?

大阪府堺市西区… (Ōsaka-fu, Sakai-shi, Nishi-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.