Minami-ku (Yokohama-shi, Japan)

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Name (Latin)
Minami-ku (Yokohama-shi, Japan)
Other forms of name
Yokohama-shi (Japan). Minami-ku
nnaa Minami-ku, Yokohama
Coordinates
139.6088889 139.6088889 35.43138889 35.43138889 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing place name
Kōnan-ku (Yokohama-shi, Japan)
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 148933414
Wikidata: Q1153982
Library of congress: n 81073720
Sources of Information
  • Minami-ku no Rekishi Hakkan Jikkō Iinkai.Minami-ku no rekishi, 1976.
  • Kōnan no rekishi, 1979:p. 1, etc. (Minami-ku Kōnan Shutchōjo [no publs. in LC] became Kōnan-ku in 1969)

Wikipedia description:

Minami-ku (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 197,019 and a density of 15,550 persons per km2. The total area was 12.67 km2. It is located in the southeastern part of the city and has a mix of busy areas near train stations and quiet residential neighborhoods. The ward is crossed by the Ōoka River, and its riverside is popular among tourists and locals for cherry blossoms in the spring. Minami Ward is home to Gumyō-ji, the oldest Buddhist temple in Yokohama.

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