Minami-ku (南区) is one of the seven
wardsA is a subdivision of one of the cities of Japan that is large enough to have been designated by government ordinance. Wards are used to subdivide each city designated by government ordinance...
of Fukuoka City,
Japanis an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. As of 2004, it had a
populationIn biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings. Individuals within a population share a factor may be reduced by statistical means, but such a generalization may be too vague to imply anything...
of 247,913 people and an area of 30.98 sq. km. Its name literally means "south ward." It is bordered by the
centralChūō-ku is a ward located in the center of Fukuoka city in Japan.It includes Tenjin and Daimyō which are among the largest downtown areas in Kyūshū, Nagahama, which is known for its fish market, and Ohori park.-Main facilities:**...
,
HakataHakata may refer to:*Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, a ward in Fukuoka, Japan.**Hakata ningyō , traditional Japanese clay dolls, originally from Hakata*Hakata Station, a large train station in Fukuoka...
, Jonan, and
Sawara wardSawara-ku is one of the seven wards of Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.-Data:*Population: 211,851 people *Area: 95.88 square kilometers -Profile:...
s of Fukuoka city, and also by the cities of
Nakagawais a town located in Chikushi District, Fukuoka, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 46,540 and a density of 620.62 persons per km². The total area is 74.99 km².-External links:* in Japanese...
and
Kasugais a city located in Fukuoka, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 107,604 and the density of 7,600 persons per km². The total area is 14.15 km²....
.
Sasabaru Stationis a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line, operated by JR Kyushu in Minami-ku, Fukuoka, Japan....
within the ward is on the JR
Kagoshima main lineThe is a major part of the JR Kyūshū rail network and runs between Mojikō in Kitakyūshū, and Kagoshima Station in Kagoshima City, at the southern end of Kyūshū...
.