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Founded
  
1955

Lowest elevation
  
60 m (200 ft)

Population
  
119,474 (1 Oct 2015)

Highest elevation
  
895 m (2,936 ft)

Area
  
94.92 km²

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Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Website
  
www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/kita/

Colleges and Universities
  
Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto Sangyo University, Bukkyo University, Ōtani University, Otani University Junior Co

Points of interest
  
Kinkaku‑ji, Daitoku‑ji, Kamo Shrine, Tōji‑in, Daisen‑in

Kita (北区, Kita-ku) is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Its name means "North Ward." As of 2016, the ward has an estimated population of 119,074 people.

Contents

Map of Kita Ward, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Universities

  • Bukkyo University
  • Kyoto Sangyo University
  • Ritsumeikan University, Kinugasa Campus
  • Otani University

    • Primary and secondary schools

    The community previously had a North Korean school, Kyoto Korean No. 3 Elementary School (京都朝鮮第三初級学校).

    Culture

  • Kyoto Museum for World Peace
  • Ōtani University Museum
  • Museum of Furuta Oribe

    • Temples and Landmarks

  • Daitoku-ji a famous Rinzai sect temple.
  • Kamigamo Shrine, one of the oldest shrines in Japan.
  • Kinkaku-ji, the Golden Pavilion, one of Japan's most famous temples.

    • References

    Kita-ku, Kyoto Wikipedia
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