Minami南区

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

Minami (南区, Minami-ku) is a ward of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 101,970 (2020 census), area 15.81 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

Kyoto City 京都市

Prefecture

Kyoto 京都府

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

101,970 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+2.0% from 99,927

Area

15.81 km²

Density

6,450 people per km²

Households

50,485

Under 15

11.3%

65 and over

25.8%

Foreign residents

5,108 (5.0%)

Code

26107 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kyoto.lg.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.

• Higashiyama Ward東山区
• Shimogyo Ward下京区
• Ukyo Ward右京区
• Fushimi Ward伏見区
• Nishikyo Ward西京区
• Muko City向日市

Questions about Minami

Is Minami a city?

Minami (南区) is a ward of Kyoto (京都市), 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 Kyoto (京都市), in Kyoto Prefecture (京都府), in the Kansai 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?

101,970 at the 2020 census, up 2.0% from 99,927 in 2015. The area is 15.81 km², which is 6,450 people per km². 50,485 households. 25.8% of residents are 65 or older and 11.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Minami?

Six: Higashiyama Ward (東山区), Shimogyo Ward (下京区), Ukyo Ward (右京区), Fushimi Ward (伏見区), Nishikyo Ward (西京区), and Muko City (向日市). 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?

京都府京都市南区… (Kyōto-fu, Kyōto-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.