Minami南区

Minami-ku. The name ends in 区 (ku), the word for ward.

Minami (南区, Minami-ku) is a ward of Nagoya, in Aichi Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 134,510 (2020 census), area 18.46 km². Borders 6 places.

An administrative ward of the city around it. Its ward office handles counter services such as residence registration, but the ward has no mayor and no assembly: the city's mayor and assembly govern it.

In an address this ward is in the same slot as a Tokyo special ward, which makes the two look equivalent. Only Tokyo's 23 wards are governments.

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Facts

Japanese name

南区

Reading

Minami-ku

Kind

Ward of a designated city (行政区): an office of the city, not a government

City

Nagoya City 名古屋市

Prefecture

Aichi 愛知県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

134,510 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.8% from 136,935

Area

18.46 km²

Density

7,287 people per km²

Households

62,606

Under 15

10.6%

65 and over

30.0%

Foreign residents

5,873 (4.4%)

Code

23112 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.nagoya.jp/minami

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

6 places share a land border with Minami, 5 of them wards of the same city. Borders across water are not counted.

• Mizuho Ward瑞穂区
• Atsuta Ward熱田区
• Minato Ward港区
• Midori Ward緑区
• Tempaku Ward天白区
• Tokai City東海市

Questions about Minami

Is Minami a city?

Minami (南区) is a ward of Nagoya (名古屋市), a designated city. It is not a government. The ward office handles counter services such as residence registration, but the ward has no mayor and no assembly of its own: the city's mayor and assembly govern it. Tokyo's 23 special wards are written with the same character, 区, and those are governments.

Where is Minami?

Minami is inside Nagoya (名古屋市), in Aichi Prefecture (愛知県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Minami?

134,510 at the 2020 census, down 1.8% from 136,935 in 2015. The area is 18.46 km², which is 7,287 people per km². 62,606 households. 30.0% of residents are 65 or older and 10.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Minami?

Six: Mizuho Ward (瑞穂区), Atsuta Ward (熱田区), Minato Ward (港区), Midori Ward (緑区), Tempaku Ward (天白区), and Tokai City (東海市). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Minami in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Minami written in Japanese?

南区, read Minami-ku. The last character, 区 (ku), is the word for ward, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Minami begin?

愛知県名古屋市南区… (Aichi-ken, Nagoya-shi, Minami-ku, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name, then the ward name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.