Nishi-ku
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, meaning "Western District", is a common ward name in many Japanese cities.
- Nishi-ku, FukuokaNishi-ku, Fukuokais one of the seven wards of Fukuoka City, Japan. Meaning literally "west ward," it is bordered to the east by Sawara-ku, and to the west by Maebaru and Shima. As of 2003, it has a population of 173,813 people and an area of 83.81 km2...
, in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture - Nishi-ku, HamamatsuNishi-ku, Hamamatsuis one of seven wards of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan, located in the southwest corner of the city. It is bordered by Naka-ku, Kita-ku, Minami-ku, and the city of Kosai...
, in HamamatsuHamamatsu, Shizuokais a city located in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. On July 1, 2005, the city merged with 11 surrounding cities and towns. It became a city designated by government ordinance on April 1, 2007.- History :...
, Shizuoka Prefecture - Nishi-ku, HiroshimaNishi-ku, Hiroshimais one of the eight wards of the city of Hiroshima, Japan. The Hiroshima-Nishi Airport is located in Nishi-ku....
, in Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture - Nishi-ku, KōbeNishi-ku, Kobeis one of 9 wards of Kobe City in Japan. It has an area of 137.86 km², and a population of 248,407 . Nishi in Japanese means west. Nishi-ku occupies the northwestern part of the city.-External links:...
, in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture - Nishi-ku, NagoyaNishi-ku, Nagoyais one of the 16 wards in the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.-History:The ward was established in .Nishi-Ward is the birthplace of pachinko.-Companies:...
, in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture - Nishi-ku, NiigataNishi-ku, Niigatais one of the eight wards of Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The ward was created on April 1, 2007 when Niigata became a government-designated city.-External links:* *...
, in Niigata, Niigata Prefecture - Nishi-ku, ŌsakaNishi-ku, Osakais one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It is in the west of central Osaka , and is generally flat. 80% of the area was destroyed by bombing in World War II, and was not regenerated until the mid 1960s....
, in OsakaOsakais a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
, Osaka Prefecture - Nishi-ku, SaitamaNishi-ku, Saitamais one of the ten wards of Saitama located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.-External links:*...
, in Saitama, Saitama Prefecture - Nishi-ku, SakaiNishi-ku, Sakaiis a ward of the city of Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The ward has an area of 28.62 km² and a population of 133,583. The population density is 4,667 per square kilometer. The name means "West Ward."...
, in SakaiSakai, Osakais a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It has been one of the largest and most important seaports of Japan since the Medieval era.Following the February 2005 annexation of the town of Mihara, from Minamikawachi District, the city has grown further and is now the fourteenth most populous city in...
, Osaka Prefecture - Nishi-ku, SapporoNishi-ku, SapporoNishi is a ward of Sapporo composed of residential neighborhoods mostly arranged in grid patterns, with some areas of farmland and forested mountainous terrain mostly near its western and southern edges. It is located the west part of Sapporo city and the second largest of Sapporo's 10 wards...
, in Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture - Nishi-ku, YokohamaNishi-ku, Yokohamais one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 93,027 and a density of 13,210 persons per km². The total area was 7.04 km².-Geography:...
, in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture