ward area of Tokyo

special municipality in the eastern part of Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. Occupying the site of historical Edo and the former city of Tokyo. For each ward, see Q5327704
Place region Q308891
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ward area of Tokyo

Summary

ward area of Tokyo is a region[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,016 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • ward area of Tokyo is located in Tokyo[3].
  • ward area of Tokyo is in the country of Japan[4].
  • ward area of Tokyo's image is recorded as Tokyo Special Wards.png[5].
  • ward area of Tokyo's continent is recorded as Asia[6].
  • ward area of Tokyo's instance of is recorded as region[7].
  • ward area of Tokyo's instance of is recorded as Enumeration of 23[8].
  • ward area of Tokyo's shares border with is recorded as Western Tokyo[9].
  • ward area of Tokyo's locator map image is recorded as Tokyo 23 Special Wards Area Map.svg[10].
  • ward area of Tokyo's part of is recorded as Tokyo[11].
  • ward area of Tokyo's part of is recorded as Kantō region[12].
  • ward area of Tokyo's part of is recorded as Minami Kantō[13].
  • ward area of Tokyo's Commons category is recorded as Wards in Tokyo[14].
  • ward area of Tokyo's local dialing code is recorded as 3[15].
  • ward area of Tokyo's has part is recorded as Chiyoda[16].
  • ward area of Tokyo's has part is recorded as Chūō[17].
  • ward area of Tokyo's has part is recorded as Minato[18].
  • ward area of Tokyo's has part is recorded as Shinjuku[19].
  • ward area of Tokyo's has part is recorded as Bunkyō-ku[20].
  • ward area of Tokyo's has part is recorded as Taitō-ku[21].
  • ward area of Tokyo's has part is recorded as Sumida[22].
  • ward area of Tokyo's has part is recorded as Kōtō[23].
  • ward area of Tokyo's has part is recorded as Shinagawa[24].
  • ward area of Tokyo's has part is recorded as Meguro[25].
  • ward area of Tokyo's has part is recorded as Ota[26].
  • ward area of Tokyo's has part is recorded as Setagaya[27].

Body

Geography

ward area of Tokyo is in the country of Japan[4]. It is located in Tokyo[3]. Its continent is recorded as Asia[6]. Part of include Tokyo[11], a de facto national capital[28], in Japan[29], founded in 1868[30]; Kantō region[12], a region of Japan[31], in Japan[32]; and Minami Kantō[13], a region of Japan[33], in Japan[34].

Physical Characteristics

ward area of Tokyo's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+619'}[35]. Population counts include {'amount': '+9640742'}[36], {'amount': '+8945695'}[37], and {'amount': '+8489653'}[38].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include region[7] and Enumeration of 23[8].

History and Context

+1943-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of ward area of Tokyo[39].

Why It Matters

ward area of Tokyo ranks in the top 5% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,016 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . soumu.go.jp. Retrieved . soumu.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [39] . wikidata.org.
  27. [36] . toukei.metro.tokyo.lg.jp. Retrieved . toukei.metro.tokyo.lg.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [37] . Japan 2010 Census. wikidata.org.
  29. [38] . Japan 2005 Census. wikidata.org.
  30. [35] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · Hirho · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) Chiyoda, Chūō, Minato +20
    Inception
    Replaces
    Location map Tokyo special wards map ja.svg, Tokyo Special Wards.png
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2440]]: Toukyou-to Ku-bu"
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