Nishi-ku, Sapporo

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Nishi 西区
Ward
Nishi Ward
Flag Seal
Location of Nishi-ku in Sapporo
Country	Japan
Prefecture	Hokkaidō
City	Sapporo
Established	April 1, 1972
Area
• Total	75.10 km2 (29.00 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	218,402
• Density	2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi)
	Estimation as of August 31, 2021
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Postal	063-8612
Address	7-1-1 Mokotonijo, Nishi-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido
Website	Nishi-ku Ward Office

Nishi (西区; -ku, lit. "west ward") 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. Neighbourhoods within Nishi-ku include Kotoni (琴似), Hachiken (八軒), Nijuyonken (二十四軒), Yamanote (山の手), Nishimachi (西町), Nishino (西野), Fukui (福井), Heiwa (平和), Hassamu (発寒), Miyanosawa (宮の沢), and Kobetsuzawa (小別沢).