City Saitama Phone number 048-835-3156 Population 143,806 (Feb 2016) | Region Kanto Area 16.86 km² | |
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Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
Kita-ku (北区, Kita-ku) is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is located in the northwestern part of the city. As of 1 February 2016, the ward had an estimated population of 143,806 and a population density of 8530 persons per km². Its total area was 16.86 square kilometres (6.51 sq mi).
Contents
- Map of Kita Ward Saitama Saitama Prefecture Japan
- Geography
- Neighboring Municipalities
- History
- Economy
- Education
- Railway
- Highway
- Military facilities
- Local attractions
- References
Map of Kita Ward, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Geography
Kita-ward is located in the northwestern side of the city of Saitama.
Neighboring Municipalities
Saitama Prefecture
History
The villages of Ōsato, Nisshin, and Miyahara were created within Kitaadachi District, Saitama with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. The three villages were merged with Ōmiya Town in 1940, becoming part of the city of Ōmiya. On May 1, 2001, Ōmiya merged with Urawa and Yono cities to form the new city of Saitama. When Saitama was proclaimed a designated city in 2003, the northwestern portion of former Ōmiya city consisting of the three former villages and a portion of the original Ōmiya village became Kita Ward.
Economy
A global automotive company, Calsonic Kansei, is headquartered in the ward.
Education
Kita-ku has ten elementary schools, five middle schools, three high schools and two special education schools.
Railway
Highway
Military facilities
Local attractions
The "Ōmiya Bonsai Village" (officially "Bonsai-chō" (盆栽町, lit. "Bonsai Town") was created after the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake when bonsai nurseries relocated from Tokyo to this area.