is one of the 16 wards of the city of

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. As of 1 October 2019, the ward had an estimated

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of 136,015 and a

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of 7,368 persons per km². The total area was 18.46 km². Minami-ku Ward Office

Geography

Minami Ward is the southern portion of the city of Nagoya, in the coastal flatlands near the shore of

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. Due to land reclamation and the expansion of Minato Ward, Minami Ward no longer has a coastline.

Surrounding municipalities

* Atsuta Ward * Tenpaku Ward * Mizuho Ward * Midori Ward * Minato Ward * Tōkai

History

All of what is now Minami Ward was part of the domains of the Owari Domain during the

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(except for two villages which belonged to Imao Domain of Mino Province). After the

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, the area was transferred to the new Nagoya Prefecture, which later became part of

. A “Minami Ward” was one of the original wards, with the division of the city of Nagoya into wards on April 1, 1908; however, none of present-day Minami Ward was within the geographical extent of the original Minami Ward. On August 22, 1922, Minami Ward annexed the neighboring town of Yobitsuki and the village Kasadera from Aichi District. On October 1, 1937 the city of Nagoya was re-divided into ten wards, with the original Minami Ward divided into the new Minami Ward, plus Atsuta Ward, Nakagawa Ward, Minato Ward, and part of Showa Ward. In 1959, the Isewan Typhoon caused severe damage to the area.

Economy

Minami Ward was traditionally known for its production of sea salt and edible seaweed ( green laver). During the post-World War II period, the area developed into a center for heavy industry, including a large factory operated by

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. The Mitsubishi plant closed in the year 2000.

Education

* Daido University

Transportation

Railroads

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- Tōkaidō Main Line ** * Meitetsu - Nagoya Main Line ** - - * Meitetsu - Tokoname Line ** - - - - * Nagoya Municipal Subway – Sakura-dōri Line ** –

Highways

* Nagoya Expressway * Japan National Route 1 * Japan National Route 23 * Japan National Route 247

Local attractions

* Nippon Gaishi Hall * Kasadera Kannon * Nagoya City Miharashidai Archaeological Museum

Noted people from Midori Ward, Nagoya

* Naomi Tamura – singer, songwriter * Maiko Itō - actress * Wataru Ito – politician

References

{{Authority control Wards of Nagoya