Kita-ku, Nagoya

Kita

北区
Kita 北区
Ward
	Kita Ward
	; Meijō Park; Ōzone
	Location of Kita-ku in Nagoya
	Kita
	Coordinates: 35°11′39″N 136°54′42″E / 35.19417°N 136.91167°E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu region; Tōkai region
Prefecture	Aichi
Area
• Total	17.53 km2 (6.77 sq mi)
Population (October 1, 2019)
• Total	163,555
• Density	9,300/km2 (24,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Sakura
- Flower	Cosmos (flower)
Phone number	052-911-3131
Address	17-1, Shimizu 4-chome, Kita-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken 462-8511
Website	www.city.nagoya.jp/kita/ (in Japanese)

Kita Ward (北区, Kita-ku) 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.

Geography

Kita Ward is the north of the center of the city of Nagoya.

Surrounding municipalities

History

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.