Overview of Tsuzuki Ward  

The northwestern part of Yokohama was called "Tsuzuki-gun" from the Nara period to 1939.
The name of "Tsuzuki" is:
①We value venerable place names that have been widely established in local people for the future.
②In connection with the historical place names that have continued since the Nara era, future town development will create a new "Chiku (building) the capital".
It has a meaning.

On November 6, 1994, the division of Kohoku Ward Midori Ward created a new ward called Tsuzuki Ward  .

In the past, many residents were engaged in agriculture, but in the 1930s, factories began to enter the Tsurumi River coast, and many people came to work as places to work. In addition, the development of Kohoku New Town has been promoted since 1965, and the development of a green environment that makes use of nature, planned roads, and familiar public utilities has progressed.

The population has increased by about 100,000 from the birth of the ward to the present, and has now grown to over 210,000. It has a population structure centered on the child-raising generation, and is the ward with the lowest average age in Yokohama City. A new community has been created between those who have lived for a long time and those who have moved, and various activities have been developed.

On holidays, more and more people come from outside the city to enjoy shopping at large commercial facilities. In this way, Tsuzuki Ward   is characterized by the diversity of living, working, visiting, and interacting with the community.

In addition, Kohoku New Town, where planned land use is made, occupies about half of the area, most of which is used as housing and commercial facilities, and parks, green roads and preserved green spaces are systematically maintained. I am. Agricultural land and forest land are left in the northwestern part of the ward, along the Hayabuchi River, the central and southern part of the ward, and along the Tsurumi River, where the agricultural area is established as part of the new town plan. In addition, along the Tsurumi River, one of the city's leading industrial areas are spreading.

Please refer to the Yokohama City Statistical Information Portal for information on the latest population and number of households in Tsuzuki Ward  .