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Municipality

Kita Ku

Located in Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido Coordinates: 43°08′05″ N 141°21′15″ E

Map showing the location of Kita Ku Kita Ku
Location in Japan
Population
286,071
286.1K
Elevation
4 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
OKD Sapporo Okadama Airport3 km
CTS New Chitose Airport49 km

About Kita Ku

Kita Ku is a municipality. Location: Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido. Population: 286,071. Elevation: 4 m.

From Wikipedia

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 in Sapporo.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
63.6 km²
Official website
city.sapporo.jp

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Kita Ku

  • Chūō Ku
  • Higashi Ku
  • Nishi
  • Teine-ku
  • Ishikari Shi
  • Tōbetsu

Population of Kita Ku over time

Population of Kita Ku over time
2010 278,781
2015 285,321
2020 286,071

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Kita Ku

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 0° · Rain 119 mm

Hottest month
August (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -9°)
Wettest month
August (153 mm)
Driest month
March (68 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Kita Ku
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°-1°3°11°17°21°24°26°22°16°8°2°
Average low (°C)-9°-9°-4°2°7°12°17°18°13°6°0°-6°
Precipitation (mm)1027868687273105153140118119113

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Kita Ku

The nearest airport is Sapporo Okadama Airport (OKD), 3 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: New Chitose Airport (CTS) (49 km). The nearest large city is Sapporo, 8 km to the south.

Airports

  • Sapporo Okadama Airport (OKD) Sapporo 3 kmsoutheast
  • New Chitose Airport (CTS) Sapporo 49 kmsoutheast
  • Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) Higashikagura 107 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Sapporo Population: 2M 8 kmsouth
  • Ebetsu Population: 134K 16 kmeast
  • Otaru Population: 115.3K 29 kmwest
  • Tomakomai Population: 174.8K 59 kmsouth
  • Asahikawa Population: 333.5K 108 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Kita Ku

Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 18 natural sites, 11 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km7 places

  • Zenibako River River 15 kmW
  • Sapporo TV Tower Landmark 8 kmS
  • Yūbari River River 19 kmE
  • Toyohira River River 13 kmE

25–60 km9 places

  • Mount Shiribetsu Mountain 54 kmSW
  • Mount Monbetsu Mountain 39 kmS
  • Mount Eniwa Mountain 39 kmS
  • Mount Usu Mountain 55 kmSW

60–100 km15 places

  • Kuttara-ko Lake 72 kmS
  • Saru River River 89 kmSE
  • Mount Rubeshibe Mountain 92 kmNE
  • Raiden-yama Mountain 77 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Kita Ku and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Kita Ku Ibaraki Ichihara Morioka
Population 286.1K 287.7K 283.5K 290.7K
Elevation 4 m 18 m 1 m 138 m
Summer day (hottest month) 26° 33° 30° 28°
Winter night (coldest month) -9° 1° 1° -6°
Annual rainfall 1,209 mm 1,381 mm 1,376 mm 1,351 mm
Best months Jun–Sep May, Oct May–Jun, Oct May–Jun, Sep
Distance — 1,050 km 853 km 382 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Nearby attractions & nature

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