Minami-ku, Hamamatsu

Minami 南区
Ward
Minami Ward
Minami Ward Office, Hamamatsu Minami Ward Office, Hamamatsu
Location of Minami-ku in Shizuoka Location of Minami-ku in Shizuoka
Minami
Coordinates:
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu
Prefecture	Shizuoka
City	Hamamatsu
Area
• Total	47.02 km2 (18.15 sq mi)
Population (July 1, 2012)
• Total	102,098
• Density	2,170/km2 (5,600/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Phone number	053-425-1111
Address	600-1 Enoshima-cho, Minami-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 430-0898
Website	Minami-ku home page

Minami-ku (南区, Minami-ku) is one of seven wards of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan, located in the south of the city. It is bordered by Naka-ku, Higashi-ku, Nishi-ku, and the city of Iwata and Pacific Ocean. It has the 5th largest area and the 4th largest population of the seven wards of Hamamatsu. Much of Minami-ku is still rural, with farms and rice fields.

Suzuki headquarters

Minami-ku was created on April 1, 2007 when Hamamatsu became a city designated by government ordinance (a "designated city").

Minami-ku is served by Takatsuka Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line railway.

Suzuki has its headquarters in Minami-ku.