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Municipality

Kita-ku

Located in Kumamoto Shi, Kumamoto Coordinates: 32°53′25″ N 130°41′57″ E

Map showing the location of Kita-ku Kita-ku
Location in Japan
Population
143,131
143.1K
Elevation
93 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Places inside
1
listed under Kita-ku
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
KMJ Kumamoto Airport16 km
HSG Kyushu Saga International Airport47 km

About Kita-ku

Kita-ku is a municipality. Location: Kumamoto Shi, Kumamoto. Population: 143,131. Elevation: 93 m.

From Wikipedia

Kita-ku (北区) is one of the five wards of Kumamoto City, Japan. Meaning literally "north ward," it is bordered by the Nishi-ku, Chūō-ku, Higashi-ku and also by the cities of Yamaga, Kikuchi, Kōshi and the towns of Gyokutō and Kikuyō. As of 2020, it has a population of 139,833 people and an area of 115.65 km2.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
115 km²
Official website
city.kumamoto.jp

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Kita-ku

  • MInami-ku
  • Higashi-ku
  • Nishi-ku
  • Yamaga
  • Kikuchi
  • Kōshi Shi
  • Gyokutō Machi
  • Kikuyō Machi

Climate of Kita-ku

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 18° · Night 7° · Rain 72 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Beppu · 86 km northeast17°
  • Ōita · 92 km northeast18°
  • Nobeoka · 97 km east18°
Hottest month
August (day 32°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
July (371 mm)
Driest month
December (53 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)10°11°15°20°24°27°31°32°28°23°18°12°
Average low (°C)0°1°4°9°14°19°23°23°19°13°7°2°
Precipitation (mm)5981122156191369371188177947253

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Kita-ku

The nearest airport is Kumamoto Airport (KMJ), 16 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Omuta, 28 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) Kumamoto 16 kmeast
  • Kyushu Saga International Airport (HSG) Saga 47 kmnorthwest
  • Amakusa Airport (AXJ) Amakusa 68 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Omuta Population: 132K 28 kmnorthwest
  • Honmachi Population: 123.1K 44 kmsouth
  • Kurume Population: 303.6K 50 kmnorth
  • Saga Population: 233.3K 53 kmnorthwest
  • Isahaya Population: 135.5K 62 kmwest

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

Day trips from Kita-ku

Within 100 km: 18 historic and cultural sites, 23 natural sites, 15 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km4 places

  • Kumamoto castle Historic site 9 kmS
  • Suizenji Jōjuen Attraction 12 kmS
  • Mount Kinbō Mountain 10 kmSW
  • Kikuchi River River 16 kmW

25–60 km12 places

  • Kyūshū Island 58 kmSE
  • Chikugo River River 42 kmNW
  • Mount Unzen Mountain 42 kmW
  • Hi Kawa River 33 kmS

60–100 km40 places

  • Shimoshima Island Island 85 kmSW
  • Hario Jima Island 90 kmW
  • Mount Ōkueyama Mountain 78 kmE
  • Mount Osuzu Mountain 95 kmSE

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 Moriguchi Okinawa Kusatsu
Population 143.1K 143.1K 142.8K 143.9K
Elevation 93 m 3 m 112 m 102 m
Summer day (hottest month) 32° 33° 31° 31°
Winter night (coldest month) 0° 1° 14° 0°
Annual rainfall 1,933 mm 1,381 mm 2,100 mm 1,634 mm
Best months May, Oct May, Oct Mar–May, Nov–Dec May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Distance — 495 km 779 km 541 km

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

Places in Kita-ku

1 place
  1. 1 Uekimachi-mōno 31.7K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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