Midori緑区

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

Midori (緑区, Midori-ku) is a ward of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 128,321 (2020 census), area 26.44 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

緑区

Reading

Midori-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

128,321 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+10.1% from 116,522

Area

26.44 km²

Density

4,853 people per km²

Households

50,836

Under 15

15.1%

65 and over

22.6%

Foreign residents

1,798 (1.4%)

Code

11109 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.saitama.jp/midori

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Minuma Ward見沼区
• Urawa Ward浦和区
• Minami Ward南区
• Iwatsuki Ward岩槻区
• Kawaguchi City川口市

Questions about Midori

Is Midori a city?

Midori (緑区) 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 Midori?

Midori 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 Midori?

128,321 at the 2020 census, up 10.1% from 116,522 in 2015. The area is 26.44 km², which is 4,853 people per km². 50,836 households. 22.6% of residents are 65 or older and 15.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Midori?

Five: Minuma Ward (見沼区), Urawa Ward (浦和区), Minami Ward (南区), Iwatsuki Ward (岩槻区), and Kawaguchi City (川口市). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Midori in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Midori written in Japanese?

緑区, read Midori-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 Midori begin?

埼玉県さいたま市緑区… (Saitama-ken, Saitama-shi, Midori-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.