Kita-ku, Nagoya

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.

Kita-ku Ward Office

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
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.city.nagoya.jp/kita/ (in Japanese)

Geography

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

Surrounding municipalities

• Nishi Ward
• Moriyama Ward
• Naka Ward
• Higashi Ward
• Kasugai
• Kitanagoya
• Toyoyama

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.

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  Hori River

Economy

Kita Ward is largely a regional commercial center and bedroom community for central Nagoya.

Ōzone Sub CBD

• Mets Ōzone (Higashi-ku)
• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Nagoya Factory (Higashi-ku)
• OZ Garden
• OZ Mall

• 
  Ōzone
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  Marion Ōzone
• 
  OZ Mall
• 
  OZ Garden
• 
  Ōzone Station Intersection

Education

University

• Aichi Gakuin University
• Nagoya Sangyo University Satellite campus
• Nagoya Zokei University

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  Aichi Gakuin University
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  Nagoya Sangyo University Satellite campus
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  Nagoya Zokei University

Transportation

• 
  Nagoya Airfield
• 
  Ōzone Station
• 
  Kurokawa Cross

Railroads

• Meitetsu - Meitetsu Seto Line
  • Shimizu - Amagasaka
• Meitetsu - Meitetsu Komaki Line
  • Kamiiida - Ajima
• Nagoya Municipal Subway – Meijō Line
  • Meijō Kōen –Kurokawa –Shiga-hondōri –Heian-dōri -Ōzone
• Nagoya Municipal Subway – Kamiiida Line
  • Kamiiida ––Heian-dōri

Highways

• Nagoya Expressway
• Japan National Route 19
• Japan National Route 41
• Japan National Route 302

Local attractions

ASTRO Tower

• Meijō Park
  • Tonarino
• Nagoya Airfield
• Ozmall

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  Meijō Park
• 
  Tonarino
• 
  Ozmall

References

1. 北区の紹介 (in Japanese). Nagoya City. 30 March 2009.