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Municipality

Kita-ku

Located in Okayama Shi, Okayama Coordinates: 34°46′29″ N 133°52′53″ E

Map showing the location of Kita-ku Kita-ku
Location in Japan
Population
311,422
311.4K
Elevation
259 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Places inside
2
listed under Kita-ku
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
OKJ Okayama Momotaro Airport3 km
TAK Takamatsu Airport63 km

About Kita-ku

Kita-ku is a municipality. Location: Okayama Shi, Okayama. Population: 311,422. Elevation: 259 m.

From Wikipedia

Kita-ku (北区) is one of four wards of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The ward has an area of 451.03 km2 and a population of 295,312. The population density is 655 per square kilometer. The name means "North Ward." The wards of Okayama were established when Okayama became a city designated by government ordinance on April 1, 2009. The city has its municipal headquarters in kita-ku. The South Korean government maintains the Korea Education Institution (Korean: 오카야마한국교육원, Japanese: 岡山韓国教育院) in Kita-ku.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
451 km²
Official website
city.okayama.jp

Source: Wikidata

Population of Kita-ku over time

Population of Kita-ku over time
2010 302,685
2015 309,484
2021 311,422

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Kita-ku

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 15° · Night 5° · Rain 67 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kochi · 140 km south18°
  • Ōita · 271 km southwest18°
  • Beppu · 275 km southwest17°
Hottest month
August (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (224 mm)
Driest month
December (32 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)7°7°11°17°22°25°29°30°26°20°15°10°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°1°7°12°17°21°22°18°11°5°1°
Precipitation (mm)4257901371462242171202151066732

Other places to visit in this season: May June September October

How to get to Kita-ku

The nearest airport is Okayama Momotaro Airport (OKJ), 3 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kurashiki, 24 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Okayama Momotaro Airport (OKJ) Okayama 3 kmsouthwest
  • Takamatsu Airport (TAK) Takamatsu 63 kmsouth
  • Tottori Sand Dunes Conan Airport (TTJ) Tottori 88 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Kurashiki Population: 483.6K 24 kmsouthwest
  • Tsuyama Population: 102.3K 33 kmnorth
  • Takamatsu Population: 419K 51 kmsouth
  • Marugame Population: 109.5K 55 kmsouth
  • Fukuyama Population: 468.8K 57 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Kita-ku

Within 100 km: 10 historic and cultural sites, 14 natural sites, 29 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km5 places

  • Bitchu Matsuyama castle Historic site 24 kmW
  • Yoshii River River 23 kmSE
  • Asahi River River 20 kmSE
  • Kōrakuen Natural site 13 kmSE

25–60 km22 places

  • Nao Shima Island 36 kmS
  • Shiwaku Islands Island 46 kmS
  • Te Shima Island 37 kmSE
  • Manabe Island Island 54 kmSW

60–100 km26 places

  • Awaji Island Island 97 kmSE
  • Ikuchi Jima Island 89 kmSW
  • Ōmi Shima Island 99 kmSW
  • Sendai River River 90 kmN

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 Kasugai Akita Yokkaichi
Population 311.4K 308.7K 307.7K 305.4K
Elevation 259 m 30 m 14 m 8 m
Summer day (hottest month) 30° 32° 28° 31°
Winter night (coldest month) -2° 0° -3° 1°
Annual rainfall 1,453 mm 1,974 mm 1,617 mm 1,784 mm
Best months May–Jun, Sep–Oct Apr–Jun, Oct May–Jun, Sep May–Jun, Oct
Distance — 287 km 779 km 251 km

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

Places in Kita-ku

2 places

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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