Wards of Kyoto

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Wards of Kyoto

The city of Kyoto in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan has eleven wards.

Wards of Kyoto
Name Japanese Established Code[1]
Fushimi-ku 伏見区 1931 (by merger of surrounding municipalities) 261092
Higashiyama-ku 東山区 1921 (divided from Kamigyō) 261050
Kamigyō-ku 上京区 1879 (one of original two wards) 261025
Kita-ku 北区 1955 (divided from Kamigyō) 261017
Minami-ku 南区 1955 (divided from Shimogyō) 261076
Nakagyō-ku 中京区 1929 (divided from Kamigyō and Shimogyō) 261041
Nishikyō-ku 西京区 1976 (divided from Ukyō) 261114
Sakyō-ku 左京区 1929 (divided from Kamigyō) 261033
Shimogyō-ku 下京区 1879 (one of original two wards) 261068
Ukyō-ku 右京区 1931 (by merger of surrounding municipalities) 261084
Yamashina-ku 山科区 1976 (divided from Higashiyama) 261106

Unlike the

23 special wards of Tokyo, the wards of Kyoto are not separate municipalities
, they are divisions just for municipal administration. Together, they comprise the city of Kyoto, under a single mayor and city council.

Area, Population and Density (2015)
Name Population Density (/km2) Area (km2) % of total Forest Area (km2) Forest Cover Inhabitable Area
(km2) Density (/km2)
Fushimi-ku 280,655 4,552 61.66 7.4% 14.58 23.6% 47.12 5,956
Higashiyama-ku 39,044 5,220 7.48 0.9% 1.58 21.1% 5.90 6,618
Kamigyō-ku 85,113 12,107 7.03 0.8% 0.00 0.0% 7.03 12,107
Kita-ku 119,474 1,259 94.88 11.5% 78.85 83.1% 16.02 7,458
Minami-ku 99,927 6,320 15.81 1.9% 0.00 0.0% 15.81 6,320
Nakagyō-ku 109,341 14,756 7.41 0.9% 0.00 0.0% 7.41 14,756
Nishikyō-ku 150,962 2,548 59.24 7.2% 32.53 54.9% 26.82 5,629
Sakyō-ku 168,266 682 246.77 29.8% 215.26 87.2% 31.55 5,333
Shimogyō-ku 82,668 12,193 6.78 0.8% 0.00 0.0% 6.78 12,193
Ukyō-ku 204,262 699 292.07 35.3% 253.77 86.9% 38.29 5,335
Yamashina-ku 135,471 4,720 28.70 3.5% 13.64 47.5% 15.40 8,797
Total 1,475,183 1,782 827.83 100.0% 610.21 73.7% 218.13 6,763

References

  1. ^ JIS X 0402