Minami南区

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

Minami (南区, Minami-ku) is a ward of Sagamihara, in Kanagawa Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 281,411 (2020 census), area 38.11 km². Borders 5 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

Sagamihara City 相模原市

Prefecture

Kanagawa 神奈川県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

281,411 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.5% from 277,280

Area

38.11 km²

Density

7,384 people per km²

Households

132,931

Under 15

11.1%

65 and over

25.9%

Foreign residents

7,222 (2.6%)

Code

14153 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.sagamihara.kanagawa.jp/minamiku

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

5 places share a land border with Minami, 1 of them wards of the same city. Borders across water are not counted.

• Machida City町田市(Tokyo)
• Chuo Ward中央区
• Atsugi City厚木市
• Yamato City大和市
• Zama City座間市

Questions about Minami

Is Minami a city?

Minami (南区) is a ward of Sagamihara (相模原市), 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 Sagamihara (相模原市), in Kanagawa Prefecture (神奈川県), in the Kantō 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?

281,411 at the 2020 census, up 1.5% from 277,280 in 2015. The area is 38.11 km², which is 7,384 people per km². 132,931 households. 25.9% of residents are 65 or older and 11.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Minami?

Five: Machida City (町田市) in Tokyo, Chuo Ward (中央区), Atsugi City (厚木市), Yamato City (大和市), and Zama City (座間市). 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?

神奈川県相模原市南区… (Kanagawa-ken, Sagamihara-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.