Taitō台東区

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

Taitō (台東区, Taitō-ku) is one of Tokyo's 23 special wards, a local government. Population 211,444 (2020 census), area 10.11 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

台東区

Reading

Taitō-ku

Kind

Special ward (特別区): a local government

Prefecture

Tokyo 東京都

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

211,444 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+6.8% from 198,073

Area

10.11 km²

Density

20,914 people per km²

Households

124,345

Under 15

8.8%

65 and over

22.9%

Foreign residents

14,326 (6.8%)

Code

13106 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.taito.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Chiyoda City千代田区
• Chūō City中央区
• Bunkyō City文京区
• Sumida City墨田区
• Arakawa City荒川区

Questions about Taitō

Is Taitō a city?

Taitō (台東区) 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 Taitō?

Taitō 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 Taitō?

211,444 at the 2020 census, up 6.8% from 198,073 in 2015. The area is 10.11 km², which is 20,914 people per km². 124,345 households. 22.9% of residents are 65 or older and 8.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Taitō?

Five: Chiyoda City (千代田区), Chūō City (中央区), Bunkyō City (文京区), Sumida City (墨田区), and Arakawa City (荒川区). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Taitō in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Taitō written in Japanese?

台東区, read Taitō-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 Taitō begin?

東京都台東区… (Tōkyō-to, Taitō-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.