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Tokyo's four central wards are Chiyoda, Chuo, Minato, and Shinjuku. The four semicentral wards are Shibuya, Toshima, Bunkyo, and Taito. The remaining fifteen wards surround the central and semicentral wards.
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Area
(in ha.) |
Population |
Population
Density
(people/ha.) |
| Tokyo's 23 wards |
62,115 |
7,935,211 |
128 |
| 4 central wards |
6,033 |
518,809 |
86 |
| 4 semicentral wards |
4,951 |
757,447 |
153 |
| 15 surrounding wards |
50,651 |
6,658,955 |
131 |
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Area
(in ha.) |
Population |
Population
Density
(people/ha.) |
| New York City |
83,347 |
7,322,564 |
88 |
| Manhattan |
6,139 |
1,487,536 |
242 |
| Bronx |
11,398 |
1,203,789 |
106 |
| Brooklyn |
21,177 |
2,300,664 |
109 |
| Queens |
29,049 |
1,951,598 |
67 |
| Staten Island |
15,583 |
378,977 |
24 |
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Tokyo's twenty-three wards (formerly Tokyo City) and New York City cover approximately 62,000 ha (620 sq km) and 83,000 ha (830sq km) respectively.
The nighttime populations of the two metropolises are also roughly the same--7.9 million and 7.3 million. The use of their central districts, however, differs significantly.
While Tokyo's four central wards are becoming devoid of residential population, the population density of Manhattan increases near the heart of the city, where there is a thriving residential population. |
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Tokyo's four central wards have a nighttime population of 520,000; by contrast, Manhattan's nighttime population is 1.49 million--almost three times as many people living in roughly the same land area. The population density of Manhattan is 242 people/ha, which by far exceeds that of Tokyo's popular residential ward, Setagaya, at 134/ha and even its most populous ward, Nakano, at 195/ha. |
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