Kokuraminami小倉南区

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

Kokuraminami (小倉南区, Kokuraminami-ku) is a ward of Kitakyushu, in Fukuoka Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 209,028 (2020 census), area 171.48 km². Borders 10 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

小倉南区

Reading

Kokuraminami-ku

Kind

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

City

Kitakyushu City 北九州市

Prefecture

Fukuoka 福岡県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

209,028 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.8% from 212,850

Area

171.48 km²

Density

1,219 people per km²

Households

91,065

Under 15

13.0%

65 and over

29.3%

Foreign residents

1,753 (0.8%)

Code

40107 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kitakyushu.lg.jp/kokuraminami/index.html

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

10 places share a land border with Kokuraminami, 4 of them wards of the same city. Borders across water are not counted.

• Moji Ward門司区
• Kokurakita Ward小倉北区
• Yahatahigashi Ward八幡東区
• Yahatanishi Ward八幡西区
• Nogata City直方市
• Yukuhashi City行橋市
• Kawara Town香春町
• Fukuchi Town福智町
• Kanda Town苅田町
• Miyako Townみやこ町

Questions about Kokuraminami

Is Kokuraminami a city?

Kokuraminami (小倉南区) is a ward of Kitakyushu (北九州市), 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 Kokuraminami?

Kokuraminami is inside Kitakyushu (北九州市), 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 Kokuraminami?

209,028 at the 2020 census, down 1.8% from 212,850 in 2015. The area is 171.48 km², which is 1,219 people per km². 91,065 households. 29.3% of residents are 65 or older and 13.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kokuraminami?

10: Moji Ward (門司区), Kokurakita Ward (小倉北区), Yahatahigashi Ward (八幡東区), Yahatanishi Ward (八幡西区), Nogata City (直方市), Yukuhashi City (行橋市), Kawara Town (香春町), Fukuchi Town (福智町), Kanda Town (苅田町), and Miyako Town (みやこ町). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Kokuraminami in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kokuraminami written in Japanese?

小倉南区, read Kokuraminami-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 Kokuraminami begin?

福岡県北九州市小倉南区… (Fukuoka-ken, Kitakyushu-shi, Kokuraminami-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.