Katsushika葛飾区

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

Katsushika (葛飾区, Katsushika-ku) is one of Tokyo's 23 special wards, a local government. Population 453,093 (2020 census), area 34.8 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

葛飾区

Reading

Katsushika-ku

Kind

Special ward (特別区): a local government

Prefecture

Tokyo 東京都

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

453,093 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+2.3% from 442,913

Area

34.8 km²

Density

13,020 people per km²

Households

215,948

Under 15

11.4%

65 and over

25.1%

Foreign residents

20,142 (4.4%)

Code

13122 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.katsushika.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Yashio City八潮市(Saitama)
• Misato City三郷市(Saitama)
• Matsudo City松戸市(Chiba)
• Sumida City墨田区
• Adachi City足立区
• Edogawa City江戸川区

Questions about Katsushika

Is Katsushika a city?

Katsushika (葛飾区) 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 Katsushika?

Katsushika 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 Katsushika?

453,093 at the 2020 census, up 2.3% from 442,913 in 2015. The area is 34.8 km², which is 13,020 people per km². 215,948 households. 25.1% of residents are 65 or older and 11.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Katsushika?

Six: Yashio City (八潮市) in Saitama, Misato City (三郷市) in Saitama, Matsudo City (松戸市) in Chiba, Sumida City (墨田区), Adachi City (足立区), and Edogawa City (江戸川区). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Katsushika in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Katsushika written in Japanese?

葛飾区, read Katsushika-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 Katsushika begin?

東京都葛飾区… (Tōkyō-to, Katsushika-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.