Minato港区

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

Minato (港区, Minato-ku) is one of Tokyo's 23 special wards, a local government. Population 260,486 (2020 census), area 20.37 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

港区

Reading

Minato-ku

Kind

Special ward (特別区): a local government

Prefecture

Tokyo 東京都

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

260,486 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+7.1% from 243,283

Area

20.37 km²

Density

12,788 people per km²

Households

146,160

Under 15

13.3%

65 and over

16.7%

Foreign residents

19,404 (7.4%)

Code

13103 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.minato.tokyo.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Chiyoda City千代田区
• Chūō City中央区
• Shinjuku City新宿区
• Kōtō City江東区
• Shinagawa City品川区
• Shibuya City渋谷区

Questions about Minato

Is Minato a city?

Minato (港区) 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 Minato?

Minato 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 Minato?

260,486 at the 2020 census, up 7.1% from 243,283 in 2015. The area is 20.37 km², which is 12,788 people per km². 146,160 households. 16.7% of residents are 65 or older and 13.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Minato?

Six: Chiyoda City (千代田区), Chūō City (中央区), Shinjuku City (新宿区), Kōtō City (江東区), Shinagawa City (品川区), and Shibuya City (渋谷区). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Minato in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Minato written in Japanese?

港区, read Minato-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 Minato begin?

東京都港区… (Tōkyō-to, Minato-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.