Kita-ku, Nagoya
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Kita 北区 |
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| Kita Ward | |
Meijō Park
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 Location of Kita-ku in Nagoya |
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 Kita
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| Coordinates: 35°11′39″N 136°54′42″E / 35.19417°N 136.91167°ECoordinates: 35°11′39″N 136°54′42″E / 35.19417°N 136.91167°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region |
Tōkai region Chūbu region |
| Prefecture | Aichi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.55 km2 (6.78 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2012) | |
| • Total | 164,619 |
| • Density | 9,380/km2 (24,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) |
| - 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 |
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Kita Ward (北区 Kita-ku?) is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 2012, the ward had an estimated population of 164,619 and a population density of 9,380 persons per km². The total area was 17.55 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 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.
Kita Ward is largely a regional commercial center and bedroom community for central Nagoya.
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