Kita北区

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

Kita (北区, Kita-ku) is a ward of Kobe, in Hyōgo Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 210,492 (2020 census), area 240.29 km². Borders 11 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

Kobe City 神戸市

Prefecture

Hyōgo 兵庫県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

210,492 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.2% from 219,805

Area

240.29 km²

Density

876 people per km²

Households

88,489

Under 15

11.9%

65 and over

32.0%

Foreign residents

2,188 (1.0%)

Code

28109 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kobe.lg.jp/kuyakusho/kitaku

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

11 places share a land border with Kita, 7 of them wards of the same city. Borders across water are not counted.

• Higashinada Ward東灘区
• Nada Ward灘区
• Hyogo Ward兵庫区
• Nagata Ward長田区
• Suma Ward須磨区
• Chuo Ward中央区
• Nishi Ward西区
• Nishinomiya City西宮市
• Takarazuka City宝塚市
• Miki City三木市
• Sanda City三田市

Questions about Kita

Is Kita a city?

Kita (北区) is a ward of Kobe (神戸市), 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 Kobe (神戸市), in Hyōgo Prefecture (兵庫県), in the Kansai 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?

210,492 at the 2020 census, down 4.2% from 219,805 in 2015. The area is 240.29 km², which is 876 people per km². 88,489 households. 32.0% of residents are 65 or older and 11.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kita?

11: Higashinada Ward (東灘区), Nada Ward (灘区), Hyogo Ward (兵庫区), Nagata Ward (長田区), Suma Ward (須磨区), Chuo Ward (中央区), Nishi Ward (西区), Nishinomiya City (西宮市), Takarazuka City (宝塚市), Miki City (三木市), and Sanda City (三田市). 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?

兵庫県神戸市北区… (Hyōgo-ken, Kōbe-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.