Kita北区

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

Kita (北区, Kita-ku) is a ward of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 117,165 (2020 census), area 94.88 km². Borders 4 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

Kyoto City 京都市

Prefecture

Kyoto 京都府

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

117,165 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.9% from 119,474

Area

94.88 km²

Density

1,235 people per km²

Households

57,187

Under 15

10.1%

65 and over

29.6%

Foreign residents

2,814 (2.4%)

Code

26101 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/kita

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

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

• Kamigyo Ward上京区
• Sakyo Ward左京区
• Nakagyo Ward中京区
• Ukyo Ward右京区

Questions about Kita

Is Kita a city?

Kita (北区) is a ward of Kyoto (京都市), 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 Kyoto (京都市), in Kyoto Prefecture (京都府), 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?

117,165 at the 2020 census, down 1.9% from 119,474 in 2015. The area is 94.88 km², which is 1,235 people per km². 57,187 households. 29.6% of residents are 65 or older and 10.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kita?

Four: Kamigyo Ward (上京区), Sakyo Ward (左京区), Nakagyo Ward (中京区), and Ukyo Ward (右京区). 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?

京都府京都市北区… (Kyōto-fu, Kyōto-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.