is one of the eight wards of Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. , the ward had an estimated population of 68,413 in 27,027 households and a population density of 913 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area of the ward was .
Kà Ânan-ku is located in an inland region of north-central Niigata Prefecture, near the centre of Niigata City, directly south of the central Chà «à Â-ku. The ward is bordered by Agano River, Koagano River, Shinano River, and the Nihonkai-Tà Âhoku Expressway.
The area of present-day KÃ Ânan-ku was part of ancient Echigo Province. The modern town of Kameda and the village of Yokogoshi were established on April 1, 1889, within Nakakanbara District, Niigata with the establishment of the municipalities system..
Yokogoshi was raised to town status on November 1, 1996. The city of Niigata annexed Kameda and Yokogoshi on March 21, 2005. Niigata became a government-designated city on April 1, 2007, and was divided into wards, with the new KÃ Ânan Ward consisting of the former town of Kameda, village of Yokogoshi, and the , and neighbourhoods of southern Niigata City.
Kà Ânan-ku has 11 public elementary schools and six public middle schools operated by the Niigata city government. There is one public high school operated by the Niigata Prefectural Board of Education (Niigata Kà Âyà  High School), and one private combined middle/high school (Niigata Meikun High School).