Chiyoda千代田区

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

Chiyoda (千代田区, Chiyoda-ku) is one of Tokyo's 23 special wards, a local government. Population 66,680 (2020 census), area 11.66 km². Borders 5 places.

One of Tokyo's 23 special wards. It elects its own mayor and assembly and provides schools, welfare, and rubbish collection, so it works like a city. Tokyo Metropolitan Government keeps a few services that a city would normally provide itself, including the fire service, water, and sewerage.

A special ward is a local government. A ward inside a designated city, such as Osaka's Kita-ku, is not. It is an office of the city hall. Both are written 区 (ku) and both are translated "ward".

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Facts

Japanese name

千代田区

Reading

Chiyoda-ku

Kind

Special ward (特別区): a local government

Prefecture

Tokyo 東京都

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

66,680 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+14.2% from 58,406

Area

11.66 km²

Density

5,719 people per km²

Households

37,011

Under 15

13.5%

65 and over

16.4%

Foreign residents

2,735 (4.1%)

Code

13101 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.chiyoda.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Chiyoda. Borders across water are not counted.

• Chūō City中央区
• Minato City港区
• Shinjuku City新宿区
• Bunkyō City文京区
• Taitō City台東区

Questions about Chiyoda

Is Chiyoda a city?

Chiyoda (千代田区) is one of Tokyo's 23 special wards. A special ward is a local government: it elects its own mayor and assembly and does most of what a city does. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government keeps the fire service, water, and sewerage for all 23. There is no Tokyo City; the wards are the municipalities at the centre of Tokyo.

Where is Chiyoda?

Chiyoda is in Tokyo Prefecture (東京都), 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 Chiyoda?

66,680 at the 2020 census, up 14.2% from 58,406 in 2015. The area is 11.66 km², which is 5,719 people per km². 37,011 households. 16.4% of residents are 65 or older and 13.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Chiyoda?

Five: Chūō City (中央区), Minato City (港区), Shinjuku City (新宿区), Bunkyō City (文京区), and Taitō City (台東区). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Chiyoda in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Chiyoda written in Japanese?

千代田区, read Chiyoda-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 Chiyoda begin?

東京都千代田区… (Tōkyō-to, Chiyoda-ku, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the special ward name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.