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[edit]

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

Surrounding municipalities[edit]

History[edit]

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.