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Japanese cities subdivided into wards

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A Template:Nihongo is a subdivision of the cities of Japan that are large enough to have been designated by government ordinance.<ref>"Statistical Handbook of Japan 2008" by Statistics Bureau, Japan Template:Webarchive Chapter 17: Government System (Retrieved on July 4, 2009)</ref> Wards are used to subdivide each city designated by government ordinance ("designated city"). The 23 special wards of Tokyo Metropolis have a municipal status, and are not the same as other entities referred to as ku, although their predecessors were.

Wards are local entities directly controlled by the municipal government. They handle administrative functions such as koseki registration, health insurance, and property taxation. Many wards have affiliated residents' organizations for a number of tasks, although these do not have any legal authority.

List of wardsEdit

Ward Japanese City Area (km2)
Chūō {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Chiba 44.69
Hanamigawa {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Chiba 34.19
Inage {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Chiba 21.22
Midori {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Chiba 66.25
Mihama {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Chiba 21.20
Wakaba {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Chiba 84.21
Chūō {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Fukuoka 15.39
Hakata {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Fukuoka 31.62
Higashi {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Fukuoka 69.36
Jōnan {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Fukuoka 15.99
Minami {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Fukuoka 30.98
Sawara {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Fukuoka 95.87
Nishi {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Fukuoka 84.16
Chūō {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Hamamatsu 268.45
Hamana {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Hamamatsu 345.77
Tenryū {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Hamamatsu 943.84
Aki {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Hiroshima 94.08
Asakita {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Hiroshima 353.33
Asaminami {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Hiroshima 117.24
Higashi {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Hiroshima 39.42
Minami {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Hiroshima 26.30
Naka {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Hiroshima 15.32
Nishi {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Hiroshima 35.61
Saeki {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Hiroshima 225.22
Asao {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Kawasaki 23.25
Kawasaki {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Kawasaki 39.53
Miyamae {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Kawasaki 18.61
Nakahara {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Kawasaki 14.74
Saiwai {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Kawasaki 10.01
Takatsu {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Kawasaki 16.36
Tama {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Kawasaki 20.50
Kokurakita {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Kitakyushu 39.23
Kokuraminami {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Kitakyushu 171.74
Moji {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Kitakyushu 73.67
Tobata {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Kitakyushu 16.61
Wakamatsu {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Kitakyushu 71.31
Yahatahigashi {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Kitakyushu 36.26
Yahatanishi {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Kitakyushu 83.13
Chūō {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Kobe 28.97
Higashinada {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Kobe 34.02
Hyōgo {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Kobe 14.68
Kita {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Kobe 240.29
Nada {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Kobe 32.66
Nagata {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Kobe 11.36
Nishi {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Kobe 138.01
Suma {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Kobe 28.93
Tarumi {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Kobe 28.11
Chūō {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Kumamoto 25.45
Higashi {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Kumamoto 50.19
Kita {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Kumamoto 115.34
Minami {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Kumamoto 110.01
Nishi {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Kumamoto 89.33
Fushimi {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Kyoto 61.66
Higashiyama {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Kyoto 7.48
Kamigyō {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Kyoto 7.03
Kita {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Kyoto 94.88
Minami {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Kyoto 15.81
Nakagyō {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Kyoto 7.41
Nishikyō {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Kyoto 59.24
Sakyō {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Kyoto 246.77
Shimogyō {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Kyoto 6.78
Ukyō {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Kyoto 292.07
Yamashina {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Kyoto 28.70
Atsuta {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Nagoya 8.20
Chikusa {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Nagoya 18.18
Higashi {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Nagoya 7.71
Kita {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Nagoya 17.53
Meitō {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Nagoya 19.45
Midori {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Nagoya 37.91
Minami {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Nagoya 18.46
Minato {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Nagoya 45.63
Mizuho {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Nagoya 11.22
Moriyama {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Nagoya 34.01
Naka {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Nagoya 9.38
Nakagawa {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Nagoya 32.02
Nakamura {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Nagoya 16.30
Nishi {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Nagoya 17.93
Shōwa {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Nagoya 10.94
Tenpaku {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Nagoya 21.58
Akiha {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Niigata 95.38
Chūō {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Niigata 37.75
Higashi {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Niigata 38.62
Kita {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Niigata 107.72
Kōnan {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Niigata 75.42
Minami {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Niigata 100.91
Nishi {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Niigata 94.09
Nishikan {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Niigata 176.55
Higashi {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Okayama 160.53
Kita {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Okayama 450.70
Minami {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Okayama 127.48
Naka {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Okayama 51.25
Abeno {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Osaka 5.98
Asahi {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Osaka 6.32
Chūō {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Osaka 8.87
Fukushima {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Osaka 4.67
Higashinari {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Osaka 4.54
Higashisumiyoshi {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Osaka 9.75
Higashiyodogawa {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Osaka 13.27
Hirano {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Osaka 15.28
Ikuno {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Osaka 8.37
Joto {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Osaka 8.38
Kita {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Osaka 10.34
Konohana {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Osaka 19.25
Minato {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Osaka 7.86
Miyakojima {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Osaka 6.08
Naniwa {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Osaka 4.39
Nishi {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Osaka 5.21
Nishinari {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Osaka 7.37
Nishiyodogawa {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Osaka 14.22
Suminoe {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Osaka 20.61
Sumiyoshi {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Osaka 9.40
Taishō {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Osaka 9.43
Tennōji {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Osaka 4.84
Tsurumi {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Osaka 8.17
Yodogawa {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Osaka 12.64
Chūō {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Sagamihara 36.87
Midori {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Sagamihara 253.68
Minami {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Sagamihara 38.11
Chūō {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Saitama 8.39
Iwatsuki {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Saitama 49.17
Kita {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Saitama 16.86
Midori {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Saitama 26.44
Minami {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Saitama 13.82
Minuma {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Saitama 30.69
Nishi {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Saitama 29.12
Omiya {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Saitama 12.80
Sakura {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Saitama 18.64
Urawa {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Saitama 11.51
Higashi {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Sakai 10.49
Kita {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Sakai 15.60
Mihara {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Sakai 13.20
Minami {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Sakai 40.39
Naka {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Sakai 17.88
Nishi {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Sakai 28.61
Sakai {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Sakai 23.65
Atsubetsu {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Sapporo 24.38
Chūō {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Sapporo 46.42
Higashi {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Sapporo 56.97
Kita {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Sapporo 63.57
Kiyota {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Sapporo 59.87
Minami {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Sapporo 657.48
Nishi {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Sapporo 75.10
Shiroishi {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Sapporo 34.47
Teine {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Sapporo 56.77
Toyohira {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Sapporo 46.23
Aoba {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Sendai 302.24
Izumi {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Sendai 146.61
Miyagino {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Sendai 58.19
Taihaku {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Sendai 228.39
Wakabayashi {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Sendai 50.86
Aoi {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Shizuoka 1,073.76
Shimizu- {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Shizuoka 265.09
Suruga {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Shizuoka 73.05
Aoba {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Yokohama 35.22
Asahi {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Yokohama 32.73
Hodogaya {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Yokohama 21.93
Isogo {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Yokohama 19.05
Izumi {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Yokohama 23.58
Kanagawa {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Yokohama 23.73
Kanazawa {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Yokohama 30.96
Kōhoku {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Yokohama 31.40
Kōnan {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Yokohama 19.90
Midori {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Yokohama 25.51
Minami {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Yokohama 12.65
Naka {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Yokohama 21.20
Nishi {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Yokohama 7.03
Sakae {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Yokohama 18.52
Seya {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Yokohama 17.17
Totsuka {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Yokohama 35.79
Tsurumi {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Yokohama 33.23
Tsuzuki {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Yokohama 27.87

Special wards of TokyoEdit

The special wards of Tokyo are not normal wards in the usual sense of the term, but instead are administrative units governed similarly to cities.

Ward Japanese Metropolis Area (km2)
Adachi {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Tokyo 53.25
Arakawa {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Tokyo 10.16
Bunkyō {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Tokyo 11.29
Chiyoda {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Tokyo 11.66
Chūō {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Tokyo 10.21
Edogawa {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Tokyo 49.90
Itabashi {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Tokyo 32.22
Katsushika {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Tokyo 34.80
Kita {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Tokyo 20.61
Kōtō {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Tokyo 40.16
Meguro {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Tokyo 14.67
Minato {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Tokyo 20.37
Nakano {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Tokyo 15.59
Nerima {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Tokyo 48.08
Ōta {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Tokyo 60.66
Setagaya {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Tokyo 58.05
Shibuya {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Tokyo 15.11
Shinagawa {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Tokyo 22.84
Shinjuku {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Tokyo 18.22
Suginami {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Tokyo 34.06
Sumida {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Tokyo 13.77
Toshima {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Tokyo 13.01
Taitō {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Tokyo 10.11

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