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Municipality

Minami Ku

Located in Yokohama, Kanagawa Coordinates: 35°25′42″ N 139°36′07″ E

Map showing the location of Minami Ku Minami Ku
Location in Japan
Population
196,153
196.2K
Elevation
4 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
May–JuneOctober
See the climate
Airports
HND Tokyo Haneda International Airport22 km
OIM Oshima Airport75 km

About Minami Ku

Minami Ku is a municipality. Location: Yokohama, Kanagawa. Population: 196,153. Elevation: 4 m.

From Wikipedia

Minami-ku (南区) is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 197,019 and a density of 15,550 persons per km2. The total area was 12.67 km2. It is located in the southeastern part of the city and has a mix of busy areas near train stations and quiet residential neighborhoods. The ward is crossed by the Ōoka River, and its riverside is popular among tourists and locals for cherry blossoms in the spring.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
12.7 km²
Official website
city.yokohama.lg.jp

Source: Wikidata

Population of Minami Ku over time

Population of Minami Ku over time
2010 196,153
2015 194,827
2020 195,602

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Minami Ku

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, October.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 17° · Night 9° · Rain 106 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Isehara · 27 km west18°
  • Odawara · 44 km southwest19°
  • Mishima · 71 km southwest18°
Hottest month
August (day 31°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
September (216 mm)
Driest month
December (52 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Minami Ku
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)10°11°13°19°23°25°29°31°27°22°17°13°
Average low (°C)1°2°5°10°14°18°22°23°20°14°9°4°
Precipitation (mm)567212614115721316217521619510652

Other places to visit in this season: May June October

How to get to Minami Ku

The nearest airport is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 22 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Yokohama, 4 km to the east.

Airports

  • Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) Tokyo 22 kmnortheast
  • Oshima Airport (OIM) Izu Oshima 75 kmsouth
  • Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 81 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Yokohama Population: 3.8M 4 kmeast
  • Kamakura Population: 172.9K 14 kmsouth
  • Fujisawa Population: 439.7K 14 kmsouthwest
  • Yamato Population: 242.1K 15 kmwest
  • Kawasaki Population: 1.5M 15 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Minami Ku

Within 100 km: 51 historic and cultural sites, 43 natural sites, 46 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km32 places

  • Enoshima Island 18 kmSW
  • Mount Ōyama Natural site 14 kmS
  • Koito River River 25 kmE
  • Sarushima Island 18 kmSE

25–60 km75 places

  • Jōga Shima Island 33 kmS
  • Hatsu-shima Island 58 kmSW
  • Saitama Super Arena Landmark 52 kmN
  • Iruma River River 54 kmN

60–100 km33 places

  • Ō Shima Island 79 kmS
  • Mount Bukō Mountain 74 kmNW
  • Lake Shoji Lake 91 kmW
  • Mount Echizen-dake Mountain 76 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Minami Ku and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Minami Ku Higashihiroshima Suzuka Kumagaya
Population 196.2K 196.6K 195.7K 195.3K
Elevation 4 m 217 m 10 m 32 m
Summer day (hottest month) 31° 31° 31° 30°
Winter night (coldest month) 1° 1° 1° -2°
Annual rainfall 1,671 mm 1,743 mm 1,784 mm 1,266 mm
Best months May–Jun, Oct May–Jun, Sep–Oct May–Jun, Oct May–Jun, Oct
Distance — 637 km 282 km 81 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Nearby attractions & nature

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