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Coordinates:33°34′33″N130°22′12″E / 33.57583°N 130.37000°E /33.57583; 130.37000

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This article is about the ward of the city of Fukuoka. For the town formerly existed inKumamoto Prefecture, seeJōnan, Kumamoto.

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Ward in Kyushu, Japan

Jōnan 城南区
Ward
Jōnan Ward
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Location of Jōnan Ward inFukuoka
Country	Japan
Region	Kyushu
Prefecture	Fukuoka
City	Fukuoka
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)

Jōnan-ku (城南区) is one of the seven wards ofFukuoka City, Japan.^[1] As of November 1, 2004, it had a population of 128,057 people, making up 9.2% ofFukuoka City, with an area of 16.02 km². At the time of Fukuoka City's officialdesignation as a City in 1972, the area now known as Jōnan-ku was part of the larger ward ofNishi-ku. On May 1, 1982, Nishi-ku was subdivided into the three smaller wards of Nishi-ku,Sawara-ku and Jōnan-ku.

Located southwest of the downtown area ofTenjin, Jōnan-ku is a primarilyresidential area. Despite its proximity to downtown Fukuoka, Jōnan-ku has suffered from a lack of transportinfrastructure, leading tocongested roads and difficult access to the rest of the city. The Nanakuma Line of theFukuoka Subway opened in 2005, improving traffic flow in the area.

Like most ofFukuoka City, the construction in Jōnan-ku is relatively recent, as the area consisted mostly of fields afterWorld War 2, lacking even paved roads. The result has been a crowded jumble of roads, houses, apartment buildings and businesses, with no real centre to the ward. A few large parks help to create a peaceful atmosphere.

Jōnan-ku is home toFukuoka University, whose students are everpresent during the school year and help support a growing number of localconvenience stores. TheSt Sulpice GreatSeminary of Fukuoka is another notable landmark, having been built in the 1950s and serving to train JapaneseCatholic priests fromKyūshū.

Historical sites includeKikuchi Shrine andYūsentei Park.