Nishi

Nishi-ku is one of the eight wards of Niigata City, , in the Hokuriku region of . As of 1 September 2016, the ward had an estimated population of 161,884 in 68,119 households and a population density of 1700 persons per km2.
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  • Type: Suburb with 162,000 residents
  • Description: one of the eight wards of the City of Niigata
  • Also known as: “Nishi Ward”, “Nishi-ku”, “Nishi-ku, Niigata”, “Нісі”, and “西区 (新潟市)”
  • Postal code: 950-2097

Places of Interest

Highlights: Niigata University Station and Terao Station.

Railway station
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is a train station on the…

Railway station
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is a railway station on the Echigo Line…

Railway station
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is a railway station on the Echigo Line…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sekiya.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood, which is situated 6 km northeast of Nishi.

Nishi

Latitude
37.8743° or 37° 52′ 27″ north
Longitude
138.9719° or 138° 58′ 19″ east
Population
162,000
Open location code
8Q9WVXFC+PQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 752398717
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
7468175
Wiki­data ID
Q711716
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Nishi” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Nishi Ku (subdistrito sa Hapon, Niigata-ken)”
  • Cebuano: “Nishi Ku”
  • Chinese: “西区”
  • Chinese: “西區”
  • Czech: “Niši-ku”
  • Dutch: “Nishi-ku”
  • French: “Nishi-ku”
  • German: “Nishi-ku”
  • Hungarian: “Nisi-ku”
  • Indonesian: “Nishi-ku, Niigata”
  • Irish: “Nishi-ku”
  • Italian: “Nishi-ku (Niigata)”
  • Italian: “Nishi-ku”
  • Japanese: “Nishi-ku”
  • Japanese: “にしく”
  • Japanese: “ニシク”
  • Japanese: “新潟市西区”
  • Japanese: “西区”
  • Korean: “니시구”
  • Lithuanian: “Niši-ku”
  • Persian: “نیشی-کو”
  • Russian: “Ниси-ку”
  • Spanish: “Nishi-ku”
  • Turkish: “Nishi, Niigata”
  • Ukrainian: “Район Нісі”
  • Ukrainian: “Район Ніші”
  • Venetian: “Nishi-ku”
  • Vietnamese: “Nishi, Niigata”
  • Vietnamese: “Nishi”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Teraohigashi 3-chome and Teraokami 3-chome.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: 新潟市西区役所 and 坂井輪健康センター.

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