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Tokyo: Wards (Ku) Ranked by Density

Rank Ku KM2 Square
Miles		 1990 1995 2000 % Change
from
1990		 Population
per KM2:
2000		 Population
per Square
Mile: 2000
1 Nakano-ku 15.59 6.01 319,688 306,581 309,526 -3.2% 19,854 51,462
2 Toshima-ku 13.01 5.02 261,970 246,252 249,017 -4.9% 19,140 49,612
3 Arakawa-ku 10.20 3.94 184,834 176,886 180,468 -2.4% 17,693 45,860
4 Meguro-ku 14.70 5.67 251,136 243,100 250,140 -0.4% 17,016 44,106
5 Itabashi-ku 32.17 12.41 519,203 511,415 513,575 -1.1% 15,964 41,380
6 Kita-ku 20.59 7.94 354,700 334,127 326,764 -7.9% 15,870 41,135
7 Shinjuku-ku 18.23 7.03 296,860 279,048 286,726 -3.4% 15,728 40,768
8 Sumida-ku 13.75 5.30 223,041 215,681 215,979 -3.2% 15,708 40,714
9 Bunkyo-ku 11.31 4.36 181,361 172,474 176,017 -2.9% 15,563 40,339
10 Taito-ku 10.08 3.89 163,049 153,918 156,325 -4.1% 15,508 40,198
11 Suginami-ku 34.02 13.13 529,572 515,803 522,103 -1.4% 15,347 39,779
12 Shinagawa-ku 22.72 8.77 344,679 325,377 324,608 -5.8% 14,287 37,033
13 Setagaya-ku 58.08 22.41 788,994 781,104 814,901 3.3% 14,031 36,367
14 Nerima-ku 48.16 18.58 618,430 635,746 658,132 6.4% 13,666 35,421
15 Shibuya-ku 15.11 5.83 205,531 188,472 196,682 -4.3% 13,017 33,739
16 Edogawa-ku 49.76 19.20 566,200 589,414 619,953 9.5% 12,459 32,293
17 Katsushika-ku 34.79 13.42 424,903 424,478 421,519 -0.8% 12,116 31,405
18 Adachi-ku 53.20 20.52 631,105 622,270 617,123 -2.2% 11,600 30,067
19 Ota-ku 59.46 22.94 647,939 636,276 650,331 0.4% 10,937 28,349
20 Koto-ku 39.44 15.22 385,252 365,604 376,840 -2.2% 9,555 24,766
21 Minato-ku 20.34 7.85 158,518 144,885 159,398 0.6% 7,837 20,313
22 Chuo-ku 10.15 3.92 68,076 63,923 72,526 6.5% 7,145 18,521
23 Chiyoda-ku 11.64 4.49 39,478 34,780 36,035 -8.7% 3,096 8,024
                   
15 Ku Area 616.50 237.85 8,164,517 7,967,614 8,134,688 -0.4% 13,195 34,201
                   
Data from Japan Statistics Bureau and Statistics Center        

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