is one of three

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s of Sagamihara,

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, located in the east part of the city. The west of Minami-ku faces Chūō-ku. Minami-ku was created on April 1, 2010, when Sagamihara became a

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(a "designated city"). As of March 2010, Minami-ku had a population of 272,794, with a land area of 38.2 square kilometers.

Education

Municipal junior high schools: * Asamizodai ( 麻溝台中学校) * Kami Tsuruma ( 上鶴間中学校) * Onodai ( 大野台中学校) * Ono Minami ( 大野南中学校) * Sagamidai ( 相模台中学校) * Shincho ( 新町中学校) * Sobudai ( 相武台中学校) * Soyo ( 相陽中学校) * Torin ( 東林中学校) * Unomori ( 鵜野森中学校) * Wakakusa ( 若草中学校) * Yaguchi ( 谷口中学校) Municipal elementary schools: * Araiso ( 新磯小学校) * Asamizo ( 麻溝小学校) * Futaba ( 双葉小学校) * Kami Tsuruma ( 上鶴間小学校) * Kashimadai ( 鹿島台小学校) * Kunugidai ( くぬぎ台小学校) * Midoridai ( 緑台小学校) * Minami Ono ( 南大野小学校) * Moegidai ( もえぎ台小学校) * Ono ( 大野小学校) * Onodai ( 大野台小学校) * Onodai Chuo ( 大野台中央小学校) * Onuma ( 大沼小学校) * Sagamidai ( 相模台小学校) * Sakuradai ( 桜台小学校) * Sobudai ( 相武台小学校) * Torin ( 東林小学校) * Tsurunodai ( 鶴の台小学校) * Tsuruzono ( 鶴園小学校) * Wakakusa ( 若草小学校) * Wakamatsu ( 若松小学校) * Yaguchi ( 谷口小学校) * Yaguchidai ( 谷口台小学校) * Yumenooka ( 夢の丘小学校)

References

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