Minami-ku (南区) is a ward of the city of Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The ward has an area of 40.44 km² and a population of 155,266. The population density is 3,839 per square kilometer.^[1] The name means "South Ward."

The wards of Sakai were established when Sakai became a city designated by government ordinance on April 1, 2006.

Education

Universities and colleges

• Tezukayama Gakuin University Izumigaoka Campus
• St. Andrew's University of Education
• Osaka Junior College of Social Health and Welfare

Transportation

Rail

• Semboku Rapid Railway Corporation
  • Semboku Rapid Railway: Izumigaoka Station - Toga-Mikita Station - Kōmyōike Station

Road

• Hanwa Expressway (Sakai Interchange)