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Location of Nishi-ku in Kobe

Nishi (西区, Nishi-ku) is one of 9 wards of Kobe, Japan. It has an area of 137.86 km2, and a population of 248,407 (2008). Nishi in Japanese means west. Nishi-ku occupies the northwestern part of the city.

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34°42′N 135°00′E / 34.700°N 135.000°E / 34.700; 135.000