Minami南区

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

Minami (南区, Minami-ku) is a ward of Hiroshima, in Hiroshima Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 145,805 (2020 census), area 26.46 km². Borders 4 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

Hiroshima City 広島市

Prefecture

Hiroshima 広島県

Region

Chūgoku 中国

Population

145,805 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+2.2% from 142,728

Area

26.46 km²

Density

5,510 people per km²

Households

72,206

Under 15

12.8%

65 and over

24.5%

Foreign residents

2,159 (1.5%)

Code

34103 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.hiroshima.lg.jp/site/minamiku

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Naka Ward中区
• Higashi Ward東区
• Aki Ward安芸区
• Fuchu Town府中町

Questions about Minami

Is Minami a city?

Minami (南区) is a ward of Hiroshima (広島市), 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 Hiroshima (広島市), in Hiroshima Prefecture (広島県), in the Chūgoku 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?

145,805 at the 2020 census, up 2.2% from 142,728 in 2015. The area is 26.46 km², which is 5,510 people per km². 72,206 households. 24.5% of residents are 65 or older and 12.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Minami?

Four: Naka Ward (中区), Higashi Ward (東区), Aki Ward (安芸区), and Fuchu Town (府中町). 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?

広島県広島市南区… (Hiroshima-ken, Hiroshima-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.