Konan江南区

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

Konan (江南区, Konan-ku) is a ward of Niigata, in Niigata Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 67,972 (2020 census), area 75.42 km². Borders 7 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

江南区

Reading

Konan-ku

Kind

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

City

Niigata City 新潟市

Prefecture

Niigata 新潟県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

67,972 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.4% from 68,906

Area

75.42 km²

Density

901 people per km²

Households

24,891

Under 15

12.8%

65 and over

30.3%

Foreign residents

360 (0.5%)

Code

15104 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.niigata.lg.jp/konan

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

7 places share a land border with Konan, 6 of them wards of the same city. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kita Ward北区
• Higashi Ward東区
• Chuo Ward中央区
• Akiha Ward秋葉区
• Minami Ward南区
• Nishi Ward西区
• Agano City阿賀野市

Questions about Konan

Is Konan a city?

Konan (江南区) is a ward of Niigata (新潟市), 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 Konan?

Konan is inside Niigata (新潟市), in Niigata Prefecture (新潟県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Konan?

67,972 at the 2020 census, down 1.4% from 68,906 in 2015. The area is 75.42 km², which is 901 people per km². 24,891 households. 30.3% of residents are 65 or older and 12.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Konan?

Seven: Kita Ward (北区), Higashi Ward (東区), Chuo Ward (中央区), Akiha Ward (秋葉区), Minami Ward (南区), Nishi Ward (西区), and Agano City (阿賀野市). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Konan in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Konan written in Japanese?

江南区, read Konan-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 Konan begin?

新潟県新潟市江南区… (Niigata-ken, Niigata-shi, Konan-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.