| Nishikan | |
| Official Name: | Nishikan Ward |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | Ward |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
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| Coordinates: | 37.7605°N 138.8893°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kōshin'etsu, Hokuriku (Chūbu) |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Niigata |
| Subdivision Type3: | City |
| Subdivision Name3: | Niigata |
| Area Total Km2: | 176.55 |
| Population Total: | 55,963 |
| Population As Of: | September 1, 2016 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +9 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Nishikan Ward Office |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Address |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 2690-1 Maki-kō, Nishikan-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata 953-8666 |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Phone number |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | 0256-73-1000 |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Climate |
is one of the eight wards of Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan., the ward had an estimated population of 55,963 in 20,369 households [1] and a population density of 320 persons per km². The total area of the ward was 176.55sqkm.
Nishikan-ku is located in southwestern Niigata City, bordered by the Sea of Japan to the west. Mount Yahiko is on the border of Nishikan-ku with the neighbouring city of Nagaoka.
The area of present-day Nishikan-ku was part of ancient Echigo Province. The town of Sone and the village of Iwamuro were established on April 1, 1889 within Nakakanbara District, Niigata with the establishment of the municipalities system. The town of Maki was created on April 10, 1891 by the merger of 14 hamlets, and expanded on January 1, 1955 by annexing five neighbouring villages. The town of Nishikawa was founded on January 1, 1955 by the merger of Sone with the village of Masugata. The city of Niigata annexed the towns of Maki and Masugata and the villages of Iwamuro, Katahigashi and Nakanokuchi on March 21, 2005. Niigata became a government-designated city on April 1, 2007 and was divided into wards, with the new Nishikan Ward consisting of these areas.
Nishikan-ku has 13 public elementary schools and six public middle schools operated by the Niigata city government. The ward has three public high schools operated by the Niigata Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates two special education schools.