Kōnan-ku, Yokohama (original) (raw)

Ward in Kantō, Japan

Kōnan 港南区
Ward
Kōnan Ward
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Location of Kōnan in KanagawaLocation of Kōnan in Kanagawa
Kōnan is located in JapanKōnanKōnan
Coordinates: 35°24′2″N 139°35′29″E / 35.40056°N 139.59139°E / 35.40056; 139.59139
Country Japan
Region Kantō
Prefecture Kanagawa
City Yokohama
Area
• Total 19.87 km2 (7.67 sq mi)
Population (February 2010)
• Total 221,536
• Density 11,500/km2 (30,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Symbols
• Tree Holly
• Flower Sunflower, Chinese bellflower, and hydrangea
• Bird Great tit
Phone number 045-847-8484
Address Kōnan-chūō-dōri 10-1, Kōnan-ku Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken233-0004
Website Kōnan Ward Office

Kōnan Ward Office

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.

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

Surrounding municipalities

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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.

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

College:

Prefectural high schools are operated by the Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Education. Prefectural senior high schools:

Municipal junior-senior high schools are operated by the Yokohama Municipal Board of Education [ja].

Private high schools:

The municipal board of education also operates public elementary and junior high schools.

Municipal junior high schools:[1]

Former junior high schools:

Elementary schools:[3]

Additionally, Fujinoki Elementary School (藤の木小学校), Shiomidai Elementary School (汐見台小学校), and Yōkōdai-Daisan (No. 3) Elementary School (洋光台第三小学校), outside of Konan-ku, have attendance zones including parts of Konan-ku.[4]

Noted people from Kōnan

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  1. ^ "R04-02-41_konan.xlsx". City of Yokohama. Retrieved 2022-11-05. - From this link
  2. ^ "野庭中学校 46年の歴史、静かに幕". Town News (in Japanese). 2020-04-02. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  3. ^ "R04-01-41_konan.xlsx". City of Yokohama. Retrieved 2022-11-05. - From this link
  4. ^ "小・中学校等の通学区域一覧（通学規則 別表）". City of Yokohama. Retrieved 2022-11-04.