Edogawa江戸川区

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

Edogawa (江戸川区, Edogawa-ku) is one of Tokyo's 23 special wards, a local government. Population 697,932 (2020 census), area 49.9 km². Borders 6 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

江戸川区

Reading

Edogawa-ku

Kind

Special ward (特別区): a local government

Prefecture

Tokyo 東京都

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

697,932 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+2.4% from 681,298

Area

49.9 km²

Density

13,987 people per km²

Households

333,200

Under 15

12.4%

65 and over

21.3%

Foreign residents

37,083 (5.3%)

Code

13123 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.edogawa.tokyo.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Edogawa. Borders across water are not counted.

• Ichikawa City市川市(Chiba)
• Matsudo City松戸市(Chiba)
• Urayasu City浦安市(Chiba)
• Sumida City墨田区
• Kōtō City江東区
• Katsushika City葛飾区

Questions about Edogawa

Is Edogawa a city?

Edogawa (江戸川区) 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 Edogawa?

Edogawa 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 Edogawa?

697,932 at the 2020 census, up 2.4% from 681,298 in 2015. The area is 49.9 km², which is 13,987 people per km². 333,200 households. 21.3% of residents are 65 or older and 12.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Edogawa?

Six: Ichikawa City (市川市) in Chiba, Matsudo City (松戸市) in Chiba, Urayasu City (浦安市) in Chiba, Sumida City (墨田区), Kōtō City (江東区), and Katsushika City (葛飾区). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Edogawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Edogawa written in Japanese?

江戸川区, read Edogawa-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 Edogawa begin?

東京都江戸川区… (Tōkyō-to, Edogawa-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.