Kōnan-ku, Niigata

Kōnan-ku (江南区, Kōnan-ku) is one of the eight wards of Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. As of 1 September 2018^[update], the ward had an estimated population of 68,413 in 27,027 households^[1] and a population density of 913 persons per km². The total area of the ward was 75.42 square kilometres (29.12 sq mi).

Kōnan-ku 江南区
Ward
Kōnan Ward
Kameda neighbourhood of Kōnan-ku
Location of Kōnan-ku in Niigata City
Kōnan-ku
Coordinates: 37°52′3.5″N 139°5′38.5″E
Country	Japan
Region	Kōshin'etsu, Hokuriku (Chūbu)
Prefecture	Niigata
City	Niigata
Area
• Total	75.42 km2 (29.12 sq mi)
Population  (September 1, 2016)
• Total	68,413
• Density	910/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Address	3-4-5 Izumi-Chō, Kōnan-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 950-0195
Phone number	025-383-1000
Website	Official website

Kōnan Ward Office

Geography

Kōnan-ku is located in an inland region of north-central Niigata Prefecture, near the centre of Niigata City, directly south of the central Chūō-ku. The ward is bordered by Agano River, Koagano River, Shinano River, and the Nihonkai-Tōhoku Expressway.

Neighboring municipalities/wards

• Niigata Prefecture
  • Kita-ku, Niigata
  • Higashi-ku, Niigata
  • Chūō-ku, Niigata
  • Akiha-ku, Niigata
  • Minami-ku, Niigata
  • Nishi-ku, Niigata
  • Agano

History

The area of present-day Kōnan-ku was part of ancient Echigo Province. The modern town of Kameda and the village of Yokogoshi were established on April 1, 1889 within Nakakanbara District, Niigata with the establishment of the municipalities system..

Yokogoshi was raised to town status on November 1, 1996. The city of Niigata annexed Kameda and Yokogoshi on March 21, 2005. Niigata became a government-designated city on April 1, 2007 and was divided into wards, with the new Kōnan Ward consisting of the former town of Kameda, village of Yokogoshi, and the Sonoki (曽野木), Ryokawa (両川) and Oeyama (大江山) neighbourhoods of southern Niigata City.^[2]

Education

Kōnan-ku has 11 public elementary schools and six public middle schools operated by the Niigata city government. There is one public high school operated by the Niigata Prefectural Board of Education (Niigata Kōyō High School), and one private combined middle/high school (Niigata Meikun High School).

Transportation

Railway

JR East - Shin'etsu Main Line

• Kameda

Transit bus

• Transit bus operated by Niigata Kotsu
  • S2 / S6 / S7 / S8 / S9 ^[3][4]

Highway

• Nihonkai-Tōhoku Expressway
• Hokuriku Expressway
• Ban-etsu Expressway
• National Route 49
• National Route 403

Local attractions

• Northern Culture Museum
• AEON Mall Niigata Minami, shopping center

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  Northern Culture Museum
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  Aeon Mall Niigata Minami, shopping center

References

1. Niigata city official statistics(in Japanese)
2. "Outline of Konan Ward 新潟市". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
3. 運行便別時刻表 [Bus Lines and Timetables (2016.3- )] (in Japanese). Niigata Kotsu. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
4. 路線図（南方面） [Bus Map for South Niigata (2016.3- )] (PDF) (in Japanese). Niigata Kotsu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 January 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2016.

External links

Media related to Konan-ku, Niigata at Wikimedia Commons

• Niigata official website (in Japanese)
• Niigata Kōnan-ku website (in Japanese)
• Welcome to Konan Ward - Niigata City (in English)
• Niigata City Official Tourist Information Archived 2018-03-18 at the Wayback Machine (multilingual)
• Niigata Pref. Official Travel Guide (multilingual)