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    Kōnan-ku is one of the eight wards of Niigata City, Japan, with an area of 75.42 square kilometers and a population of around 68,413 people. It was formed in 2007 from the merging of the town of Kameda and village of Yokogoshi. Kōnan-ku contains neighborhoods, rivers, a high school, shopping center, and Northern Culture Museum.

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    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)

    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kōnan-ku,_Niigata&oldid=1099988978"

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