Kita北区

Kita-ku. The name ends in 区 (ku), the word for ward.

Kita (北区, Kita-ku) is a ward of Sapporo, in Hokkaidō Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 289,323 (2020 census), area 63.57 km². Borders 6 places.

An administrative ward of the city around it. Its ward office handles counter services such as residence registration, but the ward has no mayor and no assembly: the city's mayor and assembly govern it.

In an address this ward is in the same slot as a Tokyo special ward, which makes the two look equivalent. Only Tokyo's 23 wards are governments.

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Facts

Japanese name

北区

Reading

Kita-ku

Kind

Ward of a designated city (行政区): an office of the city, not a government

City

Sapporo City 札幌市

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

289,323 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.4% from 285,321

Area

63.57 km²

Density

4,551 people per km²

Households

139,675

Under 15

11.6%

65 and over

27.1%

Foreign residents

3,132 (1.1%)

Code

01102 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.sapporo.jp/kitaku

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

6 places share a land border with Kita, 4 of them wards of the same city. Borders across water are not counted.

• Chuo Ward中央区
• Higashi Ward東区
• Nishi Ward西区
• Teine Ward手稲区
• Ishikari City石狩市
• Tobetsu Town当別町

Questions about Kita

Is Kita a city?

Kita (北区) is a ward of Sapporo (札幌市), a designated city. It is not a government. The ward office handles counter services such as residence registration, but the ward has no mayor and no assembly of its own: the city's mayor and assembly govern it. Tokyo's 23 special wards are written with the same character, 区, and those are governments.

Where is Kita?

Kita is inside Sapporo (札幌市), in Hokkaidō Prefecture (北海道), in the Hokkaidō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Kita?

289,323 at the 2020 census, up 1.4% from 285,321 in 2015. The area is 63.57 km², which is 4,551 people per km². 139,675 households. 27.1% of residents are 65 or older and 11.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kita?

Six: Chuo Ward (中央区), Higashi Ward (東区), Nishi Ward (西区), Teine Ward (手稲区), Ishikari City (石狩市), and Tobetsu Town (当別町). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Kita in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kita written in Japanese?

北区, read Kita-ku. The last character, 区 (ku), is the word for ward, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Kita begin?

北海道札幌市北区… (Hokkaidō, Sapporo-shi, Kita-ku, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name, then the ward name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.