Omiya大宮区

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

Omiya (大宮区, Omiya-ku) is a ward of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 117,784 (2020 census), area 12.8 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

大宮区

Reading

Omiya-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

117,784 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+3.4% from 113,864

Area

12.8 km²

Density

9,202 people per km²

Households

55,188

Under 15

12.1%

65 and over

22.5%

Foreign residents

2,857 (2.4%)

Code

11103 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.saitama.jp/omiya

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Nishi Ward西区
• Kita Ward北区
• Minuma Ward見沼区
• Chuo Ward中央区
• Sakura Ward桜区
• Urawa Ward浦和区

Questions about Omiya

Is Omiya a city?

Omiya (大宮区) 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 Omiya?

Omiya 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 Omiya?

117,784 at the 2020 census, up 3.4% from 113,864 in 2015. The area is 12.8 km², which is 9,202 people per km². 55,188 households. 22.5% of residents are 65 or older and 12.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Omiya?

Six: Nishi Ward (西区), Kita Ward (北区), Minuma Ward (見沼区), Chuo Ward (中央区), Sakura Ward (桜区), and Urawa Ward (浦和区). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Omiya in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Omiya written in Japanese?

大宮区, read Omiya-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 Omiya begin?

埼玉県さいたま市大宮区… (Saitama-ken, Saitama-shi, Omiya-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.