Meguro目黒区

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

Meguro (目黒区, Meguro-ku) is one of Tokyo's 23 special wards, a local government. Population 288,088 (2020 census), area 14.67 km². Borders 4 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

目黒区

Reading

Meguro-ku

Kind

Special ward (特別区): a local government

Prefecture

Tokyo 東京都

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

288,088 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+3.8% from 277,622

Area

14.67 km²

Density

19,638 people per km²

Households

155,715

Under 15

11.0%

65 and over

19.5%

Foreign residents

9,587 (3.3%)

Code

13110 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.meguro.tokyo.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Meguro. Borders across water are not counted.

• Shinagawa City品川区
• Ōta City大田区
• Setagaya City世田谷区
• Shibuya City渋谷区

Questions about Meguro

Is Meguro a city?

Meguro (目黒区) 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 Meguro?

Meguro 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 Meguro?

288,088 at the 2020 census, up 3.8% from 277,622 in 2015. The area is 14.67 km², which is 19,638 people per km². 155,715 households. 19.5% of residents are 65 or older and 11.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Meguro?

Four: Shinagawa City (品川区), Ōta City (大田区), Setagaya City (世田谷区), and Shibuya City (渋谷区). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Meguro in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Meguro written in Japanese?

目黒区, read Meguro-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 Meguro begin?

東京都目黒区… (Tōkyō-to, Meguro-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.