City Niigata Population 68,867 (1 Jun 2016) | Prefecture Niigata Area 75.42 km² | |
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Address 3-4-5 Izumi-Chō, Kōnan-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 950-0195 | ||
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 June 2016, the ward had an estimated population of 68,867 and a population density of 913 persons per km². Its total area was 75.42 square kilometres (29.12 sq mi).
Contents
- Map of Konan Ward Niigata Niigata Prefecture Japan
- Geography
- Neighboring municipalitieswards
- History
- Education
- Railway
- Transit bus
- Highway
- Points of interest
- References
Map of Konan Ward, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
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
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.
Education
Kōnan-ku has 11 public elementary schools and six public middle schools. 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).