is one of the 18

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of the city of

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Kanagawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-densest at . Its geographic area of makes it fifth-smallest. Kana ...

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. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated

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of 221,536 and a

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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

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until the end of the

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, and was '' tenryō'' territory controlled directly by the

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, but administered through various '' hatamoto''. After the

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, the area was transferred to the new

, 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 ** *

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- Negishi Line **

Kōnandai Station is a passenger railway station located in Kōnan-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Kōnandai Station is served by the Negishi Line from to in Kanagawa Prefecture. with throu ...

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– Blue Line ** – – –

Highways

* Route 16

Education

College: *

Yokohama Women's Junior College is a private junior women's college in Konan-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April ...

Prefectural high schools are operated by the

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. Prefectural senior high schools: * * * Municipal junior-senior high schools are operated by the . * - Includes a senior high school and an attached junior high school. Private high schools: * (Kōnandai campus) The municipal board of education also operates public elementary and junior high schools. Municipal junior high schools: *Higashinagaya ( 東永谷) *Higiriyama (日限山) *Hino-minami (日野南) *Kaminagaya (上永谷) *Kōnan (港南) *Kōnandai-Dai-ichi (No. 1) (港南台第一) *Maruyamadai ( 丸山台) *Sasage ( 笹下) *Serigaya (芹が谷) *JHS Attached to Minami HS ( 南高等学校附属) Former junior high schools: *Noba ( 野庭) - Closed in 2020. Elementary schools:
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/ref> *Higiriyama (日限山) *Hino (日野) *Hino-minami (日野南) *Hishita ( 日下) *Kami-Ōoka ( 上大岡) *Kōnandai-Dai-ichi (No. 1) (港南台第一) *Kōnandai-Daini (No. 2) (港南台第二) *Kōnandai-Daisan (No. 3) (港南台第三) *Kotsubo (小坪) *Maruyamadai ( 丸山台) *Minamidai (南台) *Nagano (永野) *Nagaya ( 永谷) *Noba-Suzukake ( 野庭すずかけ) *Sakuraoka (桜岡) *Serigaya ( 芹が谷) *Serigaya-minami (芹が谷南) *Shimonagaya ( 下永谷) *Shimonoba (下野庭) *Sōbuyama ( 相武山) *Yoshihara (吉原) Additionally, Fujinoki Elementary School (藤の木小学校), Shiomidai Elementary School (汐見台小学校), and Yōkōdai-Daisan (No. 3) Elementary School (洋光台第三小学校), outside of Konan-ku, have attendance zones including parts of Konan-ku.

Noted people from Kōnan

Akiko Fukushima Akiko Fukushima ( ja, 福嶋晃子, born 29 June 1973) is a Japanese professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. Fukushima won 24 times on the LPGA of Japan Tour The LPGA of Japan Tour is a professional golf tour for women organised by th ...

, professional golfer * Reiko Takashima, actress *

Daisuke Sakata is a former Japanese people, Japanese Association football, football player. He played for Japan national football team, Japan national team. Club career He first played for Yokohama Flügels youth team but became a Yokohama F. Marinos youth pla ...

, 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

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Konan-ku, Yokohama Wards of Yokohama