Itabashi板橋区

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

Itabashi (板橋区, Itabashi-ku) is one of Tokyo's 23 special wards, a local government. Population 584,483 (2020 census), area 32.22 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

板橋区

Reading

Itabashi-ku

Kind

Special ward (特別区): a local government

Prefecture

Tokyo 東京都

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

584,483 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+4.0% from 561,916

Area

32.22 km²

Density

18,140 people per km²

Households

314,446

Under 15

10.3%

65 and over

23.4%

Foreign residents

33,701 (5.8%)

Code

13119 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.itabashi.tokyo.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Toda City戸田市(Saitama)
• Wako City和光市(Saitama)
• Toshima City豊島区
• Kita City北区
• Nerima City練馬区

Questions about Itabashi

Is Itabashi a city?

Itabashi (板橋区) 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 Itabashi?

Itabashi 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 Itabashi?

584,483 at the 2020 census, up 4.0% from 561,916 in 2015. The area is 32.22 km², which is 18,140 people per km². 314,446 households. 23.4% of residents are 65 or older and 10.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Itabashi?

Five: Toda City (戸田市) in Saitama, Wako City (和光市) in Saitama, Toshima City (豊島区), Kita City (北区), and Nerima City (練馬区). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Itabashi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Itabashi written in Japanese?

板橋区, read Itabashi-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 Itabashi begin?

東京都板橋区… (Tōkyō-to, Itabashi-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.