Nishi-ku, Kobe

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Nishi (西区, Nishi-ku) is one of 9 wards of Kobe, Japan. It has an area of 137.86 km², and a population of 248,407 (2008). Nishi in Japanese means west. Nishi-ku occupies the northwestern part of the city.