Wards of Kyoto

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

Wards of Kyoto
NameJapaneseEstablishedCode[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
Wards of Kyoto

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)
NamePopulationDensity (/km²)Area (km²)% of totalForest Area (km²)Forest CoverInhabitable Area
(km²)Density (/km²)
Fushimi-ku280,6554,55261.667.4%14.5823.6%47.125,956
Higashiyama-ku39,0445,2207.480.9%1.5821.1%5.906,618
Kamigyō-ku85,11312,1077.030.8%0.000.0%7.0312,107
Kita-ku119,4741,25994.8811.5%78.8583.1%16.027,458
Minami-ku99,9276,32015.811.9%0.000.0%15.816,320
Nakagyō-ku109,34114,7567.410.9%0.000.0%7.4114,756
Nishikyō-ku150,9622,54859.247.2%32.5354.9%26.825,629
Sakyō-ku168,266682246.7729.8%215.2687.2%31.555,333
Shimogyō-ku82,66812,1936.780.8%0.000.0%6.7812,193
Ukyō-ku204,262699292.0735.3%253.7786.9%38.295,335
Yamashina-ku135,4714,72028.703.5%13.6447.5%15.408,797
Total1,475,1831,782827.83100.0%610.2173.7%218.136,763

References

  1. JIS X 0402


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