Special wards of Tokyo
Special wards of Tokyo 隴夲ｽｱ闔?ï½ｬ霑夲ｽｹ陋ｻï½･陋ｹï½ｺ | |
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| Coordinates: 35ï¾ゑｽｰ41遯ｶï½ｲ00遯ｶï½ｳN 139ï¾ゑｽｰ46遯ｶï½ｲ00遯ｶï½ｳEï»ｿ / ï»ｿ35.6833ï¾ゑｽｰN 139.7667ï¾ゑｽｰE | |
| Country | Japan |
| Island | Honshï¾ ïｽｫ |
| Region | Kantï¾?/a> |
| Prefecture | Tokyo |
| Area | |
| ﾂ?遯ｶï½｢ﾂ?23 special wards | 622ﾂ?km2 (240.1ﾂ?sqﾂ?mi) |
| Population ﾂ?(January 1, 2009) | |
| ﾂ?遯ｶï½｢ﾂ?23 special wards | 8,742,995 |
| ﾂ?遯ｶï½｢ﾂ?Density | 14,061/km2 (36,418/sqﾂ?mi) |
Special wards of Tokyo (霑夲ｽｹ陋ｻï½･陋ｹï½ｺ, tokubetsu-ku) are one of the basic local entities of Japan.[1] There are 23 municipalities in the core of the capital of Japan.[2] They are "special wards" because they are different from the wards (陋ｹï½ｺ, ku) of other major Japanese cities.[3]
History
In 1889, 15 wards were established in the city of Tokyo. The number of wards grew to 35 in 1932. The number of wards became 23 in 1947.
The traditional districts of Tokyo evolved as the city grew during the Edo period. There are many districts in Tokyo's special wards.
List of special wards
| Name | Kanji | Population (2007) |
Density (/kmï¾ゑｽｲ) |
Area (kmï¾ゑｽｲ) |
Major districts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Adachi[4] |
髮懶ｽｳ驕ｶ蜿･邇 | 629,392 | 11,830.68 | 53.20 | Ayase, Kitasenju, Takenotsuka |
 Arakawa[5] |
髣戊ｲ橸ｽｷ譎冗私 | 194,777 | 18,262.25 | 10.20 | Arakawa, Machiya, Nippori, Minamisenju |
 Bunkyï¾?/a>[6] |
隴ÂÃ､ï½ｺï½ｬ陋ｹï½ｺ | 194,933 | 16,009.28 | 11.31 | Hongï¾?/a>, Yayoi, Hakusan |
 Chiyoda[7] |
陷環ε､ï½ｻï½｣騾包ｽｰ陋ｹï½ｺ | 43,802 | 3,763.06 | 11.64 | Nagatachï¾?/a>, Kasumigaseki, ï¾ è濠emachi, Marunouchi, Akihabara, Yï¾ ïｽｫrakuchï¾?/a>, Iidabashi |
 Chï¾
ïｽｫï¾?/a>[8] |
闕ｳï½ｭ陞滂ｽｮ陋ｹï½ｺ | 104,997 | 10,344.53 | 10.15 | Nihonbashi, Kayabachï¾?/a>, Ginza, Tsukiji, Hatchï¾ ç抜ori, Shinkawa, Tsukishima, Kachidoki, Tsukuda, |
 Edogawa[9] |
雎取ｻ楢匳陝ｾ譎冗私 | 661,386 | 13,264.86 | 49.86 | Kasai, Koiwa |
 Itabashi[10] |
隴夲ｽｿ隶門唱邇 | 529,059 | 16,445.72 | 32.17 | Itabashi, Takashimadaira |
 Katsushika[11] |
髣｡蟷ïｽ｣ï½ｾ陋ｹï½ｺ | 428,066 | 12,286.62 | 34.84 | Tateishi, Aoto |
 Kita[12] |
陋ｹ諤懃私 | 330,646 | 15,885.67 | 20.59 | Akabane, ï¾ æ｡Ｊ, Tabata |
 Kï¾
è｡｡ï¾?/a>[13] |
雎取ｻ捺憧陋ｹï½ｺ | 436,337 | 10,963.24 | 39.8 | Kiba, Ariake, Kameido, Tï¾ é µï¾ ç嚊hï¾?/a>, Monzennakachï¾?/a>, Fukagawa, Kiyosumi, Shirakawa, Etchï¾ ïｽｫjima, Sunamachi, Aomi |
 Meguro[14] |
騾ｶï½ｮ魄溯ｲ樒私 | 267,798 | 18,217.55 | 14.70 | Meguro, Nakameguro, Jiyugaoka |
 Minato[15] |
雋ゑｽｯ陋ｹï½ｺ | 205,196 | 10,088.30 | 20.34 | Odaiba, Shinbashi, Shinagawa, Roppongi, Toranomon, Aoyama, Azabu, Hamamatsuchï¾?/a>, Tamachi |
 Nakano[16] |
闕ｳï½ｭ鬩･荳ｻ邇 | 312,939 | 20,097.82 | 15.59 | Nakano |
 Nerima[17] |
驍ｱï½ｴ鬯･ï½ｬ陋ｹï½ｺ | 702,202 | 14,580.61 | 48.16 | Nerima, ï¾ æ勹zumi, Hikarigaoka |
 ï¾
è濠a[18] |
陞滂ｽｧ騾包ｽｰ陋ｹï½ｺ | 674,590 | 11,345.27 | 59.46 | ï¾ çｨｽori, Kamata, Haneda, Den-en-chï¾ çｳ?u |
 Setagaya[19] |
闕ｳ荵滉ｼ宣垰ï½ｷ陋ｹï½ｺ | 855,416 | 14,728.23 | 58.08 | Setagaya, Kitazawa, Kinuta, Karasuyama, Tamagawa |
 Shibuya[20] |
雋ら事ï½ｰï½ｷ陋ｹï½ｺ | 205,512 | 13,337.13 | 15.11 | Shibuya, Ebisu, Harajuku, Hiroo, Sendagaya, Yoyogi |
 Shinagawa[21] |
陷ｩ竏晢ｽｷ譎冗私 | 353,887 | 15,576.01 | 22.72 | Shinagawa, Gotanda, ï¾ è月aki, Hatanodai, ï¾ æ勹machi |
 Shinjuku[22] |
隴ïｽｰ陞ｳï½ｿ陋ｹï½ｺ | 309,463 | 16,975.48 | 18.23 | Shinjuku, Takadanobaba, ï¾ æｸ砥bo, Kagurazaka, Ichigaya |
 Suginami[23] |
隴壽ï½ｸï½ｦ陋ｹï½ｺ | 534,981 | 15,725.49 | 34.02 | Kï¾ çｨｿnji, Asagaya, Ogikubo |
 Sumida[24] |
陟 ïｽｨ騾包ｽｰ陋ｹï½ｺ | 237,433 | 16,079.49 | 13.75 | Kinshichï¾?/a>, Morishita, Ryï¾ çｴ oku |
 Taitï¾?/a>[25] |
陷ｿï½ｰ隴夲ｽｱ陋ｹï½ｺ | 168,277 | 16,139.38 | 10.08 | Ueno, Asakusa |
 Toshima[26] |
髮朱宦ï½ｳï½ｶ陋ｹï½ｺ | 256,009 | 19,428.44 | 13.01 | Ikebukuro, Komagome, Senkawa, Sugamo |
| Overall | 8,637,098 | 13,890.25 | 621.81 | ||
History of wards
| 1889 - 1920 (15 wards) |
1920 - 1932 (15 wards) |
1932 - 1936 (35 wards) |
1936 - 1947 (35 wards) |
23 special wards of Tokyo Metropolis | ||
| Kojimachi | Chiyoda[27] | |||||
| Kanda | ||||||
| Nihonbashi | Chï¾ ïｽｫï¾?/a>[28] | |||||
| Kyobashi | ||||||
| Shiba | Minato[15] | |||||
| Azabu | ||||||
| Akasaka | ||||||
| Yotsuya | Yotsuya | Shinjuku[22] | ||||
| Naito-shinjuku Town, Toyotama District | ||||||
| Ushigome | ||||||
| Yodobashi town, Toyotama District | Yodobashi | |||||
| Okubo Town, Toyotama District | ||||||
| Totsuka Town, Toyotama District | ||||||
| Ochiai Town, Toyotama District | ||||||
| Koishikawa | Bunkyï¾?/a>[6] | |||||
| Hongo | ||||||
| Shitaya | Taitï¾?/a>[25] | |||||
| Asakusa | ||||||
| Honjo | Sumida[24] | |||||
| Terashima Town, Minami-Katsushika District | Mukojima | |||||
| Azuma Town, Minami-Katsushika District | ||||||
| Sumida Town, Minami-Katsushika District | ||||||
| Fukagawa | Kï¾ è｡｡ï¾?/a>[13] | |||||
| Kameido Town, Minami-Katsushika District | Joto | |||||
| Ojima Town, Minami-Katsushika District | ||||||
| Suna Town, Minami-Katsushika District | ||||||
| Shinagawa Town, Ebara District | Shinagawa[21] | Shinagawa[21] | ||||
| Oi Town, Ebara District | ||||||
| Osaki Town, Ebara District | ||||||
| Ebara Town, Ebara District | Ebara | |||||
| Meguro Town, Ebara District | Meguro[14] | |||||
| Hibusuma Town, Ebara District | ||||||
| Omori Town, Ebara District | ï¾ çｨｽori | ï¾ è濠a[29] | ||||
| Iriarai Town, Ebara District | ||||||
| Magome Town, Ebara District | ||||||
| Ikegami Town, Ebara District | ||||||
| Higashi-Chofu Town, Ebara District | ||||||
| Kamata Town, Ebara District | Kamata | |||||
| Yaguchi Town, Ebara District | ||||||
| Rokugo Town, Ebara District | ||||||
| Haneda Town, Ebara District | ||||||
| Setagaya Town, Ebara District | Setagaya[19] | Setagaya[19] | ||||
| Komazawa Town, Ebara District | ||||||
| Matsuzawa Village, Ebara District | ||||||
| Tamagawa Village, Ebara District | ||||||
| Kinuta Village, Kita-Tama District | ||||||
| Chitose Village, Kita-Tama District | ||||||
| Shibuya Town, Toyotama District | Shibuya[20] | |||||
| Sendagaya Town, Toyotama District | ||||||
| Yoyohata Town, Toyotama District | ||||||
| Nakano Town, Toyotama District | Nakano[16] | |||||
| Nogata Town, Toyotama District | ||||||
| Suginami Town, Toyotama District | Suginami[23] | |||||
| Wadabori Town, Toyotama District | ||||||
| Iogi Town, Toyotama District | ||||||
| Takaido Town, Toyotama District | ||||||
| Sugamo Town, Kita-Toshima District | Toshima[26] | |||||
| Nishi-Sugamo Town, Kita-Toshima District | ||||||
| Nagasaki Town, Kita-Toshima District | ||||||
| Takada Town, Kita-Toshima District | ||||||
| Takinogawa Town, Kita-Toshima District | Takinogawa | Kita[12] | ||||
| Ouji Town, Kita-Toshima District | Oji | |||||
| Iwabuchi Town, Kita-Toshima District | ||||||
| Minami-Senju Town, Kita-Toshima District | Arakawa[5] | |||||
| Mikawashima Town, Kita-Toshima District | ||||||
| Nippori Town, Kita-Toshima District | ||||||
| Ogu Town, Kita-Toshima District | ||||||
| Itabashi Town, Kita-Toshima District | Itabashi[30] | Itabashi[30] | ||||
| Kami-Itabashi Village, Kita-Toshima District | ||||||
| Shimura Village, Kita-Toshima District | ||||||
| Akatsuka Village, Kita-Toshima District | ||||||
| Nerima Town, Kita-Toshima District | Nerima[17] | |||||
| Kami-Nerima Village, Kita-Toshima District | ||||||
| Nakaarai Village, Kita-Toshima District | ||||||
| Shakujii Village, Kita-Toshima District | ||||||
| Oizumi Village, Kita-Toshima District | ||||||
| Senju Town, Minami-Adachi District | Adachi[4] | |||||
| Umejima Town, Minami-Adachi District | ||||||
| Nishiarai Town, Minami-Adachi District | ||||||
| Kohoku Village, Minami-Adachi District | ||||||
| Toneri Village, Minami-Adachi District | ||||||
| Ikou Village, Minami-Adachi District | ||||||
| Fuchie Village, Minami-Adachi District | ||||||
| Higashi-Fuchie Village, Minami-Adachi District | ||||||
| Hanahata Village, Minami-Adachi District | ||||||
| Ayase Village, Minami-Adachi District | ||||||
| Honden Town, Minami-Katsushika District | Katsushika[11] | |||||
| Okudo Town, Minami-Katsushika District | ||||||
| Minami-Ayase Town, Minami-Katsushika District | ||||||
| Kameao Village, Minami-Katsushika District | ||||||
| Niijuku Town, Minami-Katsushika District | ||||||
| Kanamachi Town, Minami-Katsushika District | ||||||
| Mizumoto Village, Minami-Katsushika District | ||||||
| Komatsugawa Town, Minami-Katsushika District | Edogawa[31] | |||||
| Matsue Village, Minami-Katsushika District | ||||||
| Mizue Village, Minami-Katsushika District | ||||||
| Kasai Village, Minami-Katsushika District | ||||||
| Shikamoto Village, Minami-Katsushika District | ||||||
| Shinozaki Village, Minami-Katsushika District | ||||||
| Koiwa Town, Minami-Katsushika District | ||||||
Related pages
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References
- 遶?/a> Web-Japan.org, "Local self-government," p. 1; retrieved 2012-12-19.
- 遶?/a> Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG), "Municipalities within Tokyo" Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-3-26.
- 遶?/a> The special wards are not the same as the special cities of Japan.
- 遶 4.0 4.1 Adachi website Archived 2008-10-14 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-3-26.
- 遶 5.0 5.1 Arakawa website; retrieved 2012-3-26.
- 遶 6.0 6.1 Bunkyï¾ website Archived 2011-05-15 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-3-26.
- 遶?/a> Chiyoda website Archived 2012-03-21 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-3-26.
- 遶?/a> Chï¾ ïｽｫï¾ website[permanent dead link]; retrieved 2012-3-26.
- 遶?/a> Edogawa website (in Japanese); retrieved 2012-3-26.
- 遶?/a> Itabashi website[permanent dead link]; retrieved 2012-3-27.
- 遶 11.0 11.1 Katsushika website[permanent dead link]; retrieved 2012-3-27.
- 遶 12.0 12.1 Kita website; retrieved 2012-3-27.
- 遶 13.0 13.1 Kï¾ è｡｡ï¾ website; retrieved 2012-3-27.
- 遶 14.0 14.1 Meguro website; retrieved 2012-3-27.
- 遶 15.0 15.1 Minato website Archived 2012-10-27 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-3-27.
- 遶 16.0 16.1 Nakano website (in Japanese); retrieved 2012-3-27.
- 遶 17.0 17.1 Nerima website (in Japanese); retrieved 2012-3-27.
- 遶?/a> ï¾ è濠a website; retrieved 2012-3-27.
- 遶 19.0 19.1 19.2 Setagaya website Archived 2007-02-05 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-3-27.
- 遶 20.0 20.1 Shibuya website; retrieved 2012-3-27.
- 遶 21.0 21.1 21.2 Shinagawa website Archived 2006-08-26 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-3-27.
- 遶 22.0 22.1 Shinjuku website; retrieved 2012-3-27.
- 遶 23.0 23.1 Suginami website Archived 2006-04-24 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-3-27.
- 遶 24.0 24.1 Sumida website Archived 2010-08-30 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-3-27.
- 遶 25.0 25.1 Taitï¾ website; retrieved 2012-3-27.
- 遶 26.0 26.1 Toshima website (in Japanese); retrieved 2012-3-27.
- 遶?/a> website Archived 2012-03-21 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-3-27.
- 遶?/a> [permanent dead link]; retrieved 2012-3-27.
- 遶?/a> ï¾ è濠a website; retrieved 2012-3-27.
- 遶 30.0 30.1 Itabashi website[permanent dead link]; retrieved 2012-3-27.
- 遶?/a> Edogawa website (in Japanese); retrieved 2012-3-27.
Other websites
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wards in Tokyo.
- Tokyo Metropolitan Government, http://www.metro.tokyo.jp/ENGLISH/PROFILE/overview06.htm Archived 2014-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
- Council of Local Authorities for International Relations, Local Government in Japan Archived 2012-02-13 at the Wayback Machine
- "The Large City System of Japan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-09-17.ﾂ?; graphic shows special wards of Tokyo compared with other Japanese city types at p. 1