Iwatsuki岩槻区

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

Iwatsuki (岩槻区, Iwatsuki-ku) is a ward of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 111,815 (2020 census), area 49.17 km². Borders 7 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

岩槻区

Reading

Iwatsuki-ku

Kind

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

City

Saitama City さいたま市

Prefecture

Saitama 埼玉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

111,815 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.8% from 109,801

Area

49.17 km²

Density

2,274 people per km²

Households

46,364

Under 15

11.3%

65 and over

31.2%

Foreign residents

2,151 (1.9%)

Code

11110 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.saitama.jp/iwatsuki

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Minuma Ward見沼区
• Midori Ward緑区
• Kawaguchi City川口市
• Kasukabe City春日部市
• Koshigaya City越谷市
• Hasuda City蓮田市
• Shiraoka City白岡市

Questions about Iwatsuki

Is Iwatsuki a city?

Iwatsuki (岩槻区) is a ward of Saitama (さいたま市), 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 Iwatsuki?

Iwatsuki is inside Saitama (さいたま市), in Saitama Prefecture (埼玉県), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Iwatsuki?

111,815 at the 2020 census, up 1.8% from 109,801 in 2015. The area is 49.17 km², which is 2,274 people per km². 46,364 households. 31.2% of residents are 65 or older and 11.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Iwatsuki?

Seven: Minuma Ward (見沼区), Midori Ward (緑区), Kawaguchi City (川口市), Kasukabe City (春日部市), Koshigaya City (越谷市), Hasuda City (蓮田市), and Shiraoka City (白岡市). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Iwatsuki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Iwatsuki written in Japanese?

岩槻区, read Iwatsuki-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 Iwatsuki begin?

埼玉県さいたま市岩槻区… (Saitama-ken, Saitama-shi, Iwatsuki-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.