Kita-ku, Sapporo

Kita 北区
Ward
Kita Ward
Location of Kita-ku in Sapporo
Country	Japan
Prefecture	Hokkaidō
City	Sapporo
Established	April 1, 1972
Area^[1]
• Total	63.57 km² (24.54 sq mi)
Population (2014)^[2]
• Total	282,427
	Estimation as of December 31, 2014
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Postal	001-8612
Address	6-1-1 Kita Nijuyonjyo, Kita-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido
Telephone	+81 11-757-2400
Website	Kita Ward Office

Kita-ku office (Oct. 2004)

Kita-ku (北区, lit. "north ward") is a ward of Sapporo composed of residential neighborhoods mostly arranged in grid patterns, and each built surrounding a train station, broken up by areas of farmland and some light-industrial areas. With 260,000 people, it is the most populated ward (ku) in Sapporo.

Geography

Kita-ku is located in the northern part of Sapporo. The southern end of the word is more built up, essentially a continuation of the adjoining Chūō-ku ("central ward," downtown Sapporo). Ishikari River runs through and borders the northern part of Kita-ku.

Kita-ku is subject to a colder, windier climate than the rest of Sapporo, and as one rides the JR line through towards Ainosato (the north-easternmost part of Sapporo) in winter, one can watch the intensity of the snows increase.

Education

University

National

Private

Fuji Women's University
Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Sapporo Ainosato Campus

College

Hokkaido Musashi Women's Junior College

High schools

Public

Hokkaido Sapporo Kita High School
Hokkaido Sapporo Hokuryo High School
Hokkaido Sapporo Eiai High School
Hokkaido Sapporo Technical High School
Hokkaido Sapporo Intercultural and Technological High School
Hokkaido Yuho High School
Hokkaido Sapporo Shinkawa High School (city)

Private

Sapporo Sosei High School
Fuji High School

Transportation

Rail

JR Hokkaido
- Hakodate Main Line: Sapporo Station
- Sasshō Line: Shinkawa - Shin-Kotoni - Taihei - Yurigahara - Shinoro - Takuhoku - Ainosato-Kyōikudai - Ainosato-kōen
Sapporo Municipal Subway
- Namboku Line: Asabu - Kita-Sanjūyo-Jō - Kita-Nijūyo-Jō - Kita-Jūhachi-Jo - Kita-Jūni-Jō

Road

Sasson Expressway: Sapporo-Kita IC - Shinkawa IC
Route 5

References

External links

Kita-ku word office (Japanese)

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Hokkaido

Subprefectures	Hidaka Hiyama Iburi Ishikari Kamikawa Kushiro Nemuro Okhotsk Oshima Rumoi Shiribeshi Sorachi Sōya Tokachi

Wards of Sapporo (capital city)	Atsubetsu Chūō Higashi Kita Kiyota Minami Nishi Shiroishi Teine Toyohira

Cities	Abashiri Akabira Asahikawa Ashibetsu Bibai Chitose Date Ebetsu Eniwa Fukagawa Furano Hakodate Hokuto Ishikari Iwamizawa Kitahiroshima Kitami Kushiro Mikasa Monbetsu Muroran Nayoro Nemuro Noboribetsu Obihiro Otaru Rumoi Shibetsu Sunagawa Takikawa Tomakomai Utashinai Wakkanai Yūbari

Districts	Abashiri Abuta (Shiribeshi · Iburi) Akan Akkeshi Ashoro Esashi Furubira Furuu Futami Hidaka Hiroo Hiyama Horoizumi Ishikari Isoya Iwanai Kabato Kameda Kamiiso Kamikawa Ishikari Teshio Tokachi Kasai Katō Kawakami Kayabe Kudō Kushiro Mashike Matsumae Menashi Monbetsu Nakagawa Teshio Tokachi Niikappu Nishi Notsuke Okushiri Rebun Rishiri Rumoi Samani Saru Setana Shakotan Shari Shibetsu Shimamaki Shiranuka Shiraoi Sorachi (Kamikawa · Sorachi) Sōya Suttsu Teshio (Rumoi · Sōya) Tokoro Tokachi Tomamae Urakawa Uryū (Kamikawa · Sorachi) Usu Yamakoshi Yoichi Yūbari Yūfutsu (Iburi · Kamikawa)

Disputed lands	Kuril Islands dispute

Coordinates: 43°5′27″N 141°20′27″E / 43.09083°N 141.34083°E / 43.09083; 141.34083

Authority control	VIAF: 257570537 NDL: 00635155

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