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 Kōnan-ku
Japan. As of 1  September  2018, the ward had an estimated
population of 68,413 in 27,027 households[1] and a population
江南区
density of 913 persons per km². The total area of the ward was Ward
75.42 square kilometres (29.12 sq mi). Kōnan Ward

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 Kameda neighbourhood of Kōnan-ku

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 Location of Kōnan-ku in Niigata City
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 Kōnan-ku
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
大江山
Coordinates: 37°52′3.5″N 139°5′38.5″E
Oeyama ( ) neighbourhoods of southern Niigata City.[2]
Country Japan
Region Kōshin'etsu,
Education Hokuriku (Chūbu)
Prefecture Niigata
Kōnan-ku has 11 public elementary schools and six public City Niigata
middle schools operated by the Niigata city government. There Area
is one public high school operated by the Niigata Prefectural
 • Total 75.42 km2
Board of Education (Niigata Kōyō High School), and one (29.12 sq mi)
private combined middle/high school (Niigata Meikun High
School). Population (September 1, 2016)
 • Total 68,413
 • Density 910/km2
Transportation (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+9 (Japan
Standard Time)
Railway
Address 3-4-5 Izumi-Chō,
Kōnan-ku, Niigata-
JR East - Shin'etsu Main Line shi, Niigata-ken 950-
0195
Kameda
Phone number 025-383-1000
Website Official website (htt
Transit bus p://www.city.niigata.l
g.jp/konan/)
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 Kōnan Ward Office
National Route 403

Local attractions
Northern Culture Museum
AEON Mall Niigata Minami, shopping center
 Northern Culture Aeon Mall Niigata
Museum Minami, shopping
center

References
1. Niigata city official statistics (http://www.city.niigata.lg.jp/shisei/gaiyo/profile/00_01jinkou/inde
x.html)(in Japanese)
2. "Outline of Konan Ward 新潟市 " (http://www.city.niigata.lg.jp/multilingual/e_index/konan_eng
lish/outline.html).
3. 運行便別時刻表 (http://www.niigata-kotsu.co.jp/~noriai/brt/rosenjikoku.htm) [Bus Lines and
Timetables (2016.3- )] (in Japanese). Niigata Kotsu. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
4. 路線図（南方面） (https://web.archive.org/web/20170114170553/http://www.niigata-kotsu.c
o.jp/~noriai/brt/brt/rosenzu160326/houmen/niigatabus_s.pdf) [Bus Map for South Niigata
(2016.3- )] (PDF) (in Japanese). Niigata Kotsu. Archived from the original (http://www.niigata-
kotsu.co.jp/~noriai/brt/brt/rosenzu160326/houmen/niigatabus_s.pdf) (PDF) on 14 January
2017. Retrieved 9 October 2016.

External links
Media related to Konan-ku, Niigata at Wikimedia Commons

Niigata official website (http://www.city.niigata.lg.jp/) (in Japanese)

Niigata Kōnan-ku website (http://www.city.niigata.lg.jp/konan/) (in Japanese)
Welcome to Konan Ward - Niigata City (http://www.city.niigata.lg.jp/multilingual/e_index/kona
n_english/index.html) (in English)
Niigata City Official Tourist Information (http://www.nvcb.or.jp/travelguide/en/index.html)
(multilingual)
Niigata Pref. Official Travel Guide (http://enjoyniigata.com/en/index.html) (multilingual)

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