Sumida墨田区

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

Sumida (墨田区, Sumida-ku) is one of Tokyo's 23 special wards, a local government. Population 272,085 (2020 census), area 13.77 km². Borders 7 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

墨田区

Reading

Sumida-ku

Kind

Special ward (特別区): a local government

Prefecture

Tokyo 東京都

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

272,085 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+6.2% from 256,274

Area

13.77 km²

Density

19,759 people per km²

Households

145,768

Under 15

10.3%

65 and over

22.1%

Foreign residents

10,810 (4.0%)

Code

13107 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.sumida.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Sumida. Borders across water are not counted.

• Chūō City中央区
• Taitō City台東区
• Kōtō City江東区
• Arakawa City荒川区
• Adachi City足立区
• Katsushika City葛飾区
• Edogawa City江戸川区

Questions about Sumida

Is Sumida a city?

Sumida (墨田区) 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 Sumida?

Sumida 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 Sumida?

272,085 at the 2020 census, up 6.2% from 256,274 in 2015. The area is 13.77 km², which is 19,759 people per km². 145,768 households. 22.1% of residents are 65 or older and 10.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Sumida?

Seven: Chūō City (中央区), Taitō City (台東区), Kōtō City (江東区), Arakawa City (荒川区), Adachi City (足立区), Katsushika City (葛飾区), and Edogawa City (江戸川区). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Sumida in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Sumida written in Japanese?

墨田区, read Sumida-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 Sumida begin?

東京都墨田区… (Tōkyō-to, Sumida-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.