Minami
南区 | |
|---|---|
| Minami Ward | |
 Minami Ward Office, Hamamatsu | |
 Location of Minami-ku in Shizuoka | |
  Minami | |
| Coordinates: 34°40′02″N 137°45′8″E / 34.66722°N 137.75222°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu |
| Prefecture | Shizuoka |
| City | Hamamatsu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 46.84 km2 (18.09 sq mi) |
| Population (December 1, 2019) | |
| • Total | 100,214 |
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Phone number | 053-425-1111 |
| Address | 600-1 Enoshima-cho, Minami-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 430-0898 |
| Website | Minami-ku home page |
Minami-ku (南区, Minami-ku) is one of seven wards of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan, located in the south of the city. It is bordered by Naka-ku, Higashi-ku, Nishi-ku, and the city of Iwata and Pacific Ocean. It has the fifth largest area and the fourth largest population of the seven wards of Hamamatsu. Much of Minami-ku is still rural, with farms and rice fields.
Minami-ku was created on April 1, 2007, when Hamamatsu became a city designated by government ordinance (a "designated city").
Minami-ku is served by Takatsuka Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line railway.
