Kita | |
Native Name: | 北区 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Settlement Type: | Ward of Kyoto |
Mapsize: | 180px |
Pushpin Map: | Japan |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Kita-ku in Japan |
Coordinates: | 35.0411°N 135.7542°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Japan |
Subdivision Type1: | Prefecture |
Subdivision Name1: | Kyoto |
Subdivision Type2: | City |
Subdivision Name2: | Kyoto |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1955 |
Area Total Km2: | 94.88 |
Elevation Max M: | 895 |
Elevation Min M: | 60 |
Population As Of: | October 1, 2020 |
Population Total: | 117165 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
Utc Offset1: | +9 |
is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Its name means "North Ward." As of 2020, the ward has an estimated population of 117,165 people.[1]
Hiragino typeface is named after an area in the ward.
The community previously had a North Korean school, Kyoto Korean No. 3 Elementary School (京都朝鮮第三初級学校).[2]