Minami-ku, Sakai

Minami-ku (南区) is a ward of the city of Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The ward has an area of 40.44 km2 and a population of 155,266. The population density is 3,839 per km2. The name means "South Ward."

The wards of Sakai were established when Sakai became a city designated by government ordinance on April 1, 2006.

Universities and colleges

 * Tezukayama Gakuin University Izumigaoka Campus
 * St. Andrew's University of Education
 * Osaka Junior College of Social Health and Welfare

Rail

 * Semboku Rapid Railway Corporation
 * Semboku Rapid Railway: Izumigaoka Station - Toga-Mikita Station - Kōmyōike Station

Road

 * Hanwa Expressway (Sakai Interchange)