Minami南区

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

Minami (南区, Minami-ku) is a ward of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 191,563 (2020 census), area 13.82 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

Saitama City さいたま市

Prefecture

Saitama 埼玉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

191,563 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+6.3% from 180,152

Area

13.82 km²

Density

13,861 people per km²

Households

86,081

Under 15

13.4%

65 and over

19.5%

Foreign residents

5,191 (2.7%)

Code

11108 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.saitama.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.

• Chuo Ward中央区
• Sakura Ward桜区
• Urawa Ward浦和区
• Midori Ward緑区
• Kawaguchi City川口市
• Warabi City蕨市
• Toda City戸田市
• Asaka City朝霞市

Questions about Minami

Is Minami a city?

Minami (南区) is a ward of Saitama (さいたま市), 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 Saitama (さいたま市), in Saitama Prefecture (埼玉県), 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?

191,563 at the 2020 census, up 6.3% from 180,152 in 2015. The area is 13.82 km², which is 13,861 people per km². 86,081 households. 19.5% of residents are 65 or older and 13.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Minami?

Eight: Chuo Ward (中央区), Sakura Ward (桜区), Urawa Ward (浦和区), Midori Ward (緑区), Kawaguchi City (川口市), Warabi City (蕨市), Toda City (戸田市), and Asaka City (朝霞市). 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?

埼玉県さいたま市南区… (Saitama-ken, Saitama-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.