Country Japan Phone number 0256-73-1000 Population 57,759 (1 Jun 2016) | City Niigata Area 176.6 km² Prefecture Niigata | |
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Region Kōshin'etsu, Hokuriku (Chūbu) Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Address 2690-1 Maki-kō, Nishikan-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata 953-8666 | ||
Nishikan-ku (西蒲区, Nishikan-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 57,759 and a population density of 327 persons per km². Its total area was 176.55 square kilometres (68.17 sq mi).
Contents
- Map of Nishikan Ward Niigata Niigata Prefecture Japan
- Geography
- Surrounding municipalities
- History
- Education
- Railway
- Highways
- Points of interest
- References
Map of Nishikan Ward, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Geography
Nishikan-ku is located in southwestern Niigata City, bordered by the Sea of Japan to the west. Mount Yahiko is on the border of Nishikan-ku with the neighbouring city of Nagaoka.
Surrounding municipalities
History
The area of present-day Nishikan-ku was part of ancient Echigo Province. The town of Sone and the village of Iwamuro were established on April 1, 1889 within Nakakanbara District, Niigata with the establishment of the municipalities system. The town of Maki was created on April 10, 1891 by the merger of 14 hamlets, and expanded on January 1, 1955 by annexing five neighbouring villages. The town of Nishikawa was founded on January 1, 1955 by the merger of Sone with the village of Masugata. The city of Niigata annexed the towns of Maki and Masugata and the villages of Iwamuro, Katahigashi and Nakanokuchi on March 21, 2005. Niigata became a government-designated city on April 1, 2007 and was divided into wards, with the new Nishikan Ward consisting of these areas.
Education
Nishikan-ku has 13 public elementary schools and six public middle schools. The ward has three public high schools operated by the Niigata Prefectural Board of Education. There are also two special education schools.