Suruga駿河区

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

Suruga (駿河区, Suruga-ku) is a ward of Shizuoka, in Shizuoka Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 213,026 (2020 census), area 73.06 km². Borders 4 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

駿河区

Reading

Suruga-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

213,026 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+0.3% from 212,419

Area

73.06 km²

Density

2,916 people per km²

Households

96,437

Under 15

11.6%

65 and over

27.0%

Foreign residents

4,824 (2.3%)

Code

22102 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

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

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Aoi Ward葵区
• Shimizu Ward清水区
• Yaizu City焼津市
• Fujieda City藤枝市

Questions about Suruga

Is Suruga a city?

Suruga (駿河区) 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 Suruga?

Suruga 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 Suruga?

213,026 at the 2020 census, up 0.3% from 212,419 in 2015. The area is 73.06 km², which is 2,916 people per km². 96,437 households. 27.0% of residents are 65 or older and 11.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Suruga?

Four: Aoi Ward (葵区), Shimizu Ward (清水区), Yaizu City (焼津市), and Fujieda City (藤枝市). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Suruga in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Suruga written in Japanese?

駿河区, read Suruga-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 Suruga begin?

静岡県静岡市駿河区… (Shizuoka-ken, Shizuoka-shi, Suruga-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.