Jonan城南区

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

Jonan (城南区, Jonan-ku) is a ward of Fukuoka, in Fukuoka Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 132,864 (2020 census), area 15.99 km². Borders 3 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

城南区

Reading

Jonan-ku

Kind

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

City

Fukuoka City 福岡市

Prefecture

Fukuoka 福岡県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

132,864 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.4% from 130,995

Area

15.99 km²

Density

8,309 people per km²

Households

67,367

Under 15

12.6%

65 and over

24.5%

Foreign residents

1,307 (1.0%)

Code

40136 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.fukuoka.lg.jp/jonan

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

3 places share a land border with Jonan, 3 of them wards of the same city. Borders across water are not counted.

• Chuo Ward中央区
• Minami Ward南区
• Sawara Ward早良区

Questions about Jonan

Is Jonan a city?

Jonan (城南区) is a ward of Fukuoka (福岡市), 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 Jonan?

Jonan is inside Fukuoka (福岡市), in Fukuoka Prefecture (福岡県), in the Kyūshū-Okinawa region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Jonan?

132,864 at the 2020 census, up 1.4% from 130,995 in 2015. The area is 15.99 km², which is 8,309 people per km². 67,367 households. 24.5% of residents are 65 or older and 12.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Jonan?

Three: Chuo Ward (中央区), Minami Ward (南区), and Sawara Ward (早良区). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Jonan in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Jonan written in Japanese?

城南区, read Jonan-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 Jonan begin?

福岡県福岡市城南区… (Fukuoka-ken, Fukuoka-shi, Jonan-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.