Kōnan-ku, Yokohama

Kōnan 港南
—  Ward of Yokohama  —
港南区• Kōnan-ku
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Location of Kōnan in Kanagawa
Kōnan
Coordinates: 35°24′2″N 139°35′29″E
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	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City 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-ken 233-0004
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.

Geography

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

Surrounding municipalities

• Minami Ward
• Isogo Ward
• Sakae Ward
• Totsuka Ward

History

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.

Economy

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

Transportation

Railroads

• Keihin Electric Express Railway-Keikyū Main Line
  • Kami-Ōoka
• JR East - Negishi Line
  • Kōnandai Station
• Yokohama City Transportation Bureau – Blue Line
  • Kami-Ōoka – Kōnan-Chūō – Kaminagaya – Shimonagaya

Highways

• Route 16

Education

• Yokohama Women's Junior College

Noted people from Kōnan

• Reiko Takashima, actress
• Daisuke Sakata, professional football player
• Max Matsuura, record producer
• Kouhei Kadono, author
• Hironori Kusano, idol singer
• Jackie Sato, professional wrestler

References

• Kato, Yuzo. Yokohama Past and Present. Yokohama City University (1990).

External links

• Kōnan Ward Office
• City of Yokohama statistics