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 March 2021[update], the ward had an estimated population of 148,935 and a population density of 8800 persons per km². Its total area was 16.86 square kilometres (6.51 sq mi).[1]
Kita-ku, Saitama
北区 | |
|---|---|
| Kita Ward | |
 Kita Ward Office, Saitama City | |
 Location of Kita-ku in Saitama | |
  Kita-ku, Saitama | |
| Coordinates: 35°55′53.2″N 139°35′12.9″E / 35.931444°N 139.586917°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Saitama |
| City | Saitama |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.86 km2 (6.51 sq mi) |
| Population (March 2021) | |
• Total | 148,935 |
| • Density | 8,800/km2 (23,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| -Flower | Rapeseed |
| Phone number | 048-835-3156 |
| Address | 1-852-1 Miyahara-cho, Kita-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 331-8586 |
| Website | Official website |
Geography
editKita-ward is located in the northwestern side of the city of Saitama.
Neighboring Municipalities
editSaitama Prefecture
History
editThe 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
editA global automotive company, Calsonic Kansei, is headquartered in the ward.[2]
Education
editKita-ku has nine elementary schools, five junior high schools, three high schools and two special education schools.
Municipal junior high schools:[3]
Municipal elementary schools:[4]
Transportation
editRailway
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- Nisshin
Saitama New Urban Transit ("New Shuttle") - Ina Line- Kamonomiya - Higashi-Miyahara - Konba - Yoshinohara
Highway
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Military facilities
edit- JGSDF Camp Ōmiya
- JGSDF Chemical School
Local attractions
editThe "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.[5]
- The Railway Museum is located on the border with Ōmiya-ku.
References
edit- ^ "Saitama city official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
- ^ "Company Profile." Calsonic Kansei. Retrieved on January 29, 2015.
- ^ "市立学校一覧 中学校（区別）". Saitama City Institute of Education (さいたま市立教育研究所). Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- ^ "市立学校一覧 小学校（区別）". Saitama City Institute of Education (さいたま市立教育研究所). Retrieved 2023-01-03.
- ^ http://members.iinet.net.au/~jold/bia/country/japan/omiya.shtml Bonsai in Japan - Omiya Bonsai Village
External links
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Media related to Kita-ku, Saitama at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)