Minami-ku, Saitama 南区
Ward
Minami Ward
Minami-ku skyline near Musashi-Urawa Station
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Location of Minami-ku in Saitama
Minami-ku, Saitama Location in Japan
Coordinates: 35°50′42″N 139°38′43″E / 35.84500°N 139.64528°E / 35.84500; 139.64528
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Saitama
City	Saitama
Area
• Total	13.82 km2 (5.34 sq mi)
Population  (March 2021)
• Total	192,143
• Density	14,000/km2 (36,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
-Flower	Sunflower
Phone number	048-835-3156
Address	7-20 Bessho, Minami-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 338-0002
Website	Official website

Minami-ku (南区, Minami-ku) is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is located in the southern part of the city. As of 1 March 2021, the ward had an estimated population of 192,143 and a population density of 14,000 persons per km². Its total area was 13.82 square kilometres (5.34 sq mi).^[1]

Minami Ward is within the Kantō Plain, with a minimum altitude of 2.9 meters and maximum altitude of 16.9 meters above sea level. The Arakawa River and several others drain the area. Minami Ward has three bodies of water: Besshonuma, Shirahatanuma, and Saiko. Approximately 56% of the area was of the ward is residential area and less than 5% was rural; consequently the entire ward was designated a "densely inhabited district" (DID) in 2005.

Saitama Prefecture

• Sakura-ku
• Urawa-ku
• Chūō-ku
• Midori-ku
• Kawaguchi
• Warabi
• Toda
• Asaka

The villages of Mutsuji, Yada, Tsuchiai and Miyamoto were created within Kitaadachi District, Saitama with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. On April 1, 1932 Yada and the village of Kisaki (also from Kitaadachi District)] were annexed by Urawa Town. On February 11, 1934, Urawa was raised to city status. Mutsuji was elevated to town status on 1938 and was annexed by Urawa on April 1, 1942. In 1943, Miyamoto merged with the neighboring village of Sasame and was renamed Misasa. On January 1, 1955 the village of Tsuchiai and the village of Okubo (also from Kitaadachi District) were annexed by Urawa. In 1957, the village of Misasa was merged with the town of Toda, but due to strong local opposition, most of the village was transferred to Urawa in 1959. On May 1, 2001 the cities of Urawa, Yono and Ōmiya merged to form the new city of Saitama. When Saitama was proclaimed a designated city in 2003, the much area of corresponding to former villages of Mutsuji, Yada, Tsuchiai and Miyasasa became Minami Ward.

• Minami-ku has 14 elementary schools, six junior high schools, and four high schools.

Municipal junior high schools:^[2]

Municipal elementary schools:^[3]

JR East – Musashino Line

• Musashi-Urawa - Minami-Urawa

JR East – Keihin Tohoku Line

• Minami-Urawa

JR East – Saikyo Line

• Musashi-Urawa - Naka-Urawa

• Tokyo Gaikan Expressway
• Shuto Expressway Ōmiya Route
• National Route 17
• National Route 298

Many facilities are located in Minami-ku. The city has a culture center. There are two public parks, a horse-racing track, and a swimming pool, which in winter serves as a skating rink. Minami-ku is home to Lotte Urawa Stadium, second home field of the Chiba Lotte Marines baseball team. A theme park, Musashi Urawa Ramen Academy, is in the ward.

Official website (in Japanese)