Urawa浦和区

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

Urawa (浦和区, Urawa-ku) is a ward of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 164,822 (2020 census), area 11.51 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

浦和区

Reading

Urawa-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

164,822 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+6.7% from 154,416

Area

11.51 km²

Density

14,320 people per km²

Households

74,499

Under 15

13.7%

65 and over

20.7%

Foreign residents

3,231 (2.0%)

Code

11107 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.saitama.lg.jp/urawa

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Omiya Ward大宮区
• Minuma Ward見沼区
• Chuo Ward中央区
• Minami Ward南区
• Midori Ward緑区

Questions about Urawa

Is Urawa a city?

Urawa (浦和区) 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 Urawa?

Urawa 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 Urawa?

164,822 at the 2020 census, up 6.7% from 154,416 in 2015. The area is 11.51 km², which is 14,320 people per km². 74,499 households. 20.7% of residents are 65 or older and 13.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Urawa?

Five: Omiya Ward (大宮区), Minuma Ward (見沼区), Chuo Ward (中央区), Minami Ward (南区), and Midori Ward (緑区). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Urawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Urawa written in Japanese?

浦和区, read Urawa-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 Urawa begin?

埼玉県さいたま市浦和区… (Saitama-ken, Saitama-shi, Urawa-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.