Nishi西区

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

Nishi (西区, Nishi-ku) is a ward of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 93,499 (2020 census), area 29.12 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

Saitama City さいたま市

Prefecture

Saitama 埼玉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

93,499 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+7.3% from 87,146

Area

29.12 km²

Density

3,211 people per km²

Households

38,197

Under 15

12.9%

65 and over

27.9%

Foreign residents

1,043 (1.1%)

Code

11101 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.saitama.jp/nishi

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

6 places share a land border with Nishi, 3 of them wards of the same city. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kita Ward北区
• Omiya Ward大宮区
• Sakura Ward桜区
• Kawagoe City川越市
• Ageo City上尾市
• Fujimi City富士見市

Questions about Nishi

Is Nishi a city?

Nishi (西区) 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 Nishi?

Nishi 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 Nishi?

93,499 at the 2020 census, up 7.3% from 87,146 in 2015. The area is 29.12 km², which is 3,211 people per km². 38,197 households. 27.9% of residents are 65 or older and 12.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nishi?

Six: Kita Ward (北区), Omiya Ward (大宮区), Sakura Ward (桜区), Kawagoe City (川越市), Ageo City (上尾市), and Fujimi City (富士見市). 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?

埼玉県さいたま市西区… (Saitama-ken, Saitama-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.