Shimizu清水区

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

Shimizu (清水区, Shimizu-ku) is a ward of Shizuoka, in Shizuoka Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 231,066 (2020 census), area 265.02 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

清水区

Reading

Shimizu-ku

Kind

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

City

Shizuoka City 静岡市

Prefecture

Shizuoka 静岡県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

231,066 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.3% from 238,977

Area

265.02 km²

Density

872 people per km²

Households

95,860

Under 15

10.6%

65 and over

32.9%

Foreign residents

3,014 (1.3%)

Code

22103 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.shizuoka.lg.jp/shimizu.html

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Nambu Town南部町(Yamanashi)
• Aoi Ward葵区
• Suruga Ward駿河区
• Fujinomiya City富士宮市
• Fuji City富士市

Questions about Shimizu

Is Shimizu a city?

Shimizu (清水区) is a ward of Shizuoka (静岡市), 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 Shimizu?

Shimizu is inside Shizuoka (静岡市), in Shizuoka Prefecture (静岡県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Shimizu?

231,066 at the 2020 census, down 3.3% from 238,977 in 2015. The area is 265.02 km², which is 872 people per km². 95,860 households. 32.9% of residents are 65 or older and 10.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shimizu?

Five: Nambu Town (南部町) in Yamanashi, Aoi Ward (葵区), Suruga Ward (駿河区), Fujinomiya City (富士宮市), and Fuji City (富士市). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Shimizu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shimizu written in Japanese?

清水区, read Shimizu-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 Shimizu begin?

静岡県静岡市清水区… (Shizuoka-ken, Shizuoka-shi, Shimizu-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.