Kita | |
Official Name: | Kita Ward |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Settlement Type: | Ward |
Pushpin Map: | Japan |
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Coordinates: | 35.1942°N 136.9117°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Japan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Chūbu region Tōkai region |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
Subdivision Name2: | Aichi |
Area Total Km2: | 17.53 |
Population Total: | 163555 |
Population As Of: | October 1, 2019 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
Utc Offset1: | +9 |
Blank Name Sec1: | City Symbols |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | - Tree |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | - Flower |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Cosmos (flower)[1] |
Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
Blank Info Sec2: | 052-911-3131 |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
Blank1 Info Sec2: | 17-1, Shimizu 4-chome, Kita-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken 462-8511 |
is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the ward had an estimated population of 163,555 and a population density of 9,330 persons per km2. The total area was 17.53 km2.
Kita Ward is the north of the center of the city of Nagoya.
Kita Ward was founded in 1944. Its area was expanded in 1946 with an addition from Higashi-ku and again in 1951 with an addition from Naka-ku. In 1955, the village of Kusunoki, formerly part of Nishikasugai District was annexed by Nagoya city, and joined to Kita Ward.
Kita Ward is largely a regional commercial center and bedroom community for central Nagoya.