Wards of Kyoto The city of Kyoto 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
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