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Country
  
Japan

Prefecture
  
Kanagawa

Phone number
  
045-847-8484

Population
  
221,536 (Feb 2010)

Region
  
Kantō

City
  
Yokohama

Area
  
19.87 km²

Local time
  
Monday 8:38 AM

Kōnan-ku, Yokohama

Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Weather
  
11°C, Wind N at 26 km/h, 61% Humidity

University
  
Yokohama Women's Junior College

Points of interest
  
Kuraki Park, Konandai Central Park, Konandaisaezurinooka Park, Konandainishi Park, Shimonagayabachiki Central Park

Kōnan-ku (港南区) is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 221,536 and a density of 11,150 persons per km2. The total area was 19.87 km2.

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Map of Konan Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Geography

Kōnan is located in eastern Kanagawa Prefecture, and south of the geographic center of the city of Yokohama.

Surrounding municipalities

  • Minami Ward
  • Isogo Ward
  • Sakae Ward
  • Totsuka Ward
  • History

    The area around present-day Kōnan Ward was part of Kuraki District in Musashi Province until the end of the Edo period, and was tenryō territory controlled directly by the Tokugawa shogunate, but administered through various hatamoto.

    After the Meiji Restoration, the area was transferred to the new Kanagawa Prefecture, and during the cadastral reform of April 1, 1889, Kamiooka village and several other villages were established. On October 1, 1927 the area was annexed by the neighboring city of Yokohama, becoming part of Naka Ward. The Shōnan Electric Railway, the predecessor to the Keikyū Main Line began operations from April 1, 1935 leading to the rapid urbanization of the area. In a major administrative reorganization of October 1, 1969, Kōnan was separated from Naka Ward, and became an independent Ward within Yokohama. The population exceeded 100,000 in ay 1970, and 200,000 in June 1984.

    Economy

    Kōnan Ward is largely a regional commercial center and bedroom community for central Yokohama and Tokyo.

    Railroads

  • Keihin Electric Express Railway-Keikyū Main Line
  • Kami-Ōoka
  • JR East - Negishi Line
  • Kōnandai Station
  • Yokohama City Transportation Bureau – Blue Line
  • Kami-Ōoka – Kōnan-Chūō – Kaminagaya – Shimonagaya
  • Highways

  • Route 16
  • Education

  • Yokohama Women's Junior College
  • Noted people from Kōnan

  • Reiko Takashima, actress
  • Daisuke Sakata, professional football player
  • Max Matsuura, record producer
  • Kouhei Kadono, author
  • Hironori Kusano, idol singer
  • Jackie Sato, professional wrestler
  • References

    Kōnan-ku, Yokohama Wikipedia