Minami南区

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

Minami (南区, Minami-ku) is a ward of Niigata, in Niigata Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 43,437 (2020 census), area 100.91 km². Borders 8 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

Niigata City 新潟市

Prefecture

Niigata 新潟県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

43,437 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.9% from 45,685

Area

100.91 km²

Density

430 people per km²

Households

14,922

Under 15

11.3%

65 and over

31.7%

Foreign residents

173 (0.4%)

Code

15106 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.niigata.lg.jp/minami

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Konan Ward江南区
• Akiha Ward秋葉区
• Nishi Ward西区
• Nishikan Ward西蒲区
• Sanjo City三条市
• Kamo City加茂市
• Tsubame City燕市
• Tagami Town田上町

Questions about Minami

Is Minami a city?

Minami (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 Minami?

Minami 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 Minami?

43,437 at the 2020 census, down 4.9% from 45,685 in 2015. The area is 100.91 km², which is 430 people per km². 14,922 households. 31.7% of residents are 65 or older and 11.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Minami?

Eight: Konan Ward (江南区), Akiha Ward (秋葉区), Nishi Ward (西区), Nishikan Ward (西蒲区), Sanjo City (三条市), Kamo City (加茂市), Tsubame City (燕市), and Tagami Town (田上町). 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?

新潟県新潟市南区… (Niigata-ken, Niigata-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.