Wards of Kyoto


The city of Kyoto in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan has eleven wards.
NameJapaneseEstablishedCode
Fushimi-ku伏見区1931 261092
Higashiyama-ku東山区1921 261050
Kamigyō-ku上京区1879 261025
Kita-ku北区1955 261017
Minami-ku南区1955 261076
Nakagyō-ku中京区1929 261041
Nishikyō-ku西京区1976 261114
Sakyō-ku左京区1929 261033
Shimogyō-ku下京区1879 261068
Ukyō-ku右京区1931 261084
Yamashina-ku山科区1976 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 constitute the city of Kyoto, under a single mayor and city council.