Kita-ku, Hamamatsu explained

Kita
Official Name:Kita Ward
Native Name Lang:ja
Settlement Type:Ward
Pushpin Map:Japan
Pushpin Map Caption: 
Coordinates:34.8178°N 137.7397°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Japan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Chūbu
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Shizuoka
Subdivision Type3:City
Subdivision Name3:Hamamatsu
Area Total Km2:295.54
Population Total:92902
Population As Of:December 1, 2019
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:Japan Standard Time
Utc Offset1:+9
Blank Name Sec2:Phone number
Blank Info Sec2:053-523-1111
Blank1 Name Sec2:Address
Blank1 Info Sec2:305 Kiga Hosoe-cho, Kita-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 431-1395
Website:Kita-ku home page

was a ward in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan, located in the north of the city. It is bordered by Tenryū-ku to the north, Higashi-ku and Naka-ku to the east, Hamakita-ku Minami-ku and Kosai to the south, and the cities of Toyohashi and Shinshiro to the west. It is largely a residential suburb of central Hamamatsu, and a considerable portion of the ward is forested.

Kita-ku was created on April 1, 2007 when Hamamatsu became a city designated by government ordinance (a "designated city"). It consists of the former towns of Inasa, Hosoe and Mikkabi, which had already merged into Hamamatsu in 2005. In 2009, it had a population of 95,419 in an area of 277.63 km², with a population density of 344 persons per km².

Kita-ku is served by 14 stations on the Tenryū Hamanako Railroad Tenryū Hamanako Line railway.