When Kamigyo Ward and Shimogyo Ward were created inside Kyoto Prefecture in 1879, the above-mentioned 'wards' were renamed as 'kumi' without making changes to their numbers, and became Kamigyo kumi Nos. 1 to 33.
明治12年（1879年）、京都府に上京区・下京区が設置されると、前述の「区」は、番号はそのままで「組」と改称、上京1-33組となる。