Kita北区

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

Kita (北区, Kita-ku) is a ward of Kumamoto, in Kumamoto Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 139,833 (2020 census), area 115.34 km². Borders 8 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

Kumamoto City 熊本市

Prefecture

Kumamoto 熊本県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

139,833 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.3% from 143,131

Area

115.34 km²

Density

1,212 people per km²

Households

56,821

Under 15

13.5%

65 and over

29.4%

Foreign residents

957 (0.7%)

Code

43105 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kumamoto.jp/kita

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

8 places share a land border with Kita, 3 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
• Yamaga City山鹿市
• Kikuchi City菊池市
• Koshi City合志市
• Gyokuto Town玉東町
• Kikuyo Town菊陽町

Questions about Kita

Is Kita a city?

Kita (北区) is a ward of Kumamoto (熊本市), 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 Kumamoto (熊本市), in Kumamoto Prefecture (熊本県), in the Kyūshū-Okinawa 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?

139,833 at the 2020 census, down 2.3% from 143,131 in 2015. The area is 115.34 km², which is 1,212 people per km². 56,821 households. 29.4% of residents are 65 or older and 13.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kita?

Eight: Chuo Ward (中央区), Higashi Ward (東区), Nishi Ward (西区), Yamaga City (山鹿市), Kikuchi City (菊池市), Koshi City (合志市), Gyokuto Town (玉東町), and Kikuyo Town (菊陽町). 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?

熊本県熊本市北区… (Kumamoto-ken, Kumamoto-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.