Kita 北区 | |
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| Kita Ward | |
  Meijō Park Ōzone | |
 Location of Kita-ku inNagoya | |
  Kita | |
| Coordinates:35°11′39″N136°54′42″E / 35.19417°N 136.91167°E /35.19417; 136.91167 | |
| 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)[1] |
| Phone number | 052-911-3131 |
| Address | 17-1, Shimizu 4-chome, Kita-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken 462-8511 |
| Website | www |
Kita Ward (北区,Kita-ku) is one of the 16wards of the city ofNagoya inAichi Prefecture,Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the ward had an estimatedpopulation of 163,555 and apopulation density of 9,330 persons per km2. The total area was 17.53 km2.
Kita Ward is the north of the center of the city of Nagoya.
Kita Ward was founded in 1944. Its area was expanded in 1946 with an addition fromHigashi-ku and again in 1951 with an addition fromNaka-ku. In 1955, the village of Kusunoki, formerly part ofNishikasugai District was annexed by Nagoya city, and joined to Kita Ward.
Kita Ward is largely a regional commercial center andbedroom community for central Nagoya.
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