Minami-ku, Okayama

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Minami 南区
Ward of Okayama
南区• Minami-ku
Ward office of Minami-ku
Location of Minami-ku in Okayama
Minami
Coordinates: 34°32′38″N 133°51′55″E / 34.54389°N 133.86528°E / 34.54389; 133.86528
Country	Japan
Region	Chūgoku
Prefecture	Okayama
City	Okayama
Area
• Total	127.36 km2 (49.17 sq mi)
Population
• Total	165,193
• Density	1,297/km2 (3,360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Address	207 Kataoka, Minami-ku, Okayama, Okayama Prefecture 709-1292
Website	Official website of Minami-ku

Minami-ku (南区) is one of four wards of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.^[1] The ward has an area of 127.36 km² and a population of 165,193. The population density is 1,297 per km². The name means "South Ward."

The wards of Okayama were established when Okayama became a city designated by government ordinance on April 1, 2009.