Municipality

Kita-ku

Local name: 北区

Located in Sakai Shi, Osaka Coordinates: 34°33′55″ N 135°30′47″ E

Location in Japan

Population: 159,426; 159.4K
Elevation: 20 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+09:00; Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go: MayOctober; See the climate
Airports: ITM Osaka Itami International Airport25 km; UKB Kobe Airport28 km

About Kita-ku

Kita-ku is a municipality. Location: Sakai Shi, Osaka. Population: 159,426. Elevation: 20 m.

From Wikipedia

Kita-ku (北区) is a ward of the city of Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The ward has an area of 15.58 km2 and a population of 154,846. The population density is 9,945 per km2. The name means "North Ward." The wards of Sakai were established when Sakai became a city designated by government ordinance on April 1, 2006.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built: 2006
Area: 15.6 km²
Official website: city.sakai.lg.jp

Source: Wikidata

Population of Kita-ku over time

Population of Kita-ku over time
2010		156,561
2015		158,845
2021		159,426

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Kita-ku

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 18° · Night 8° · Rain 72 mm

Better nearby cities in November

Kochi · 214 km southwest18°
Fujinomiya · 292 km east18°
Fuji · 297 km east20°

Hottest month: August (day 33°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: June (223 mm)
Driest month: December (37 mm)

10° 1°

14° 4°

20° 9°

25° 14°

28° 19°

31° 23°

33° 24°

29° 20°

23° 14°

18° 8°

12° 3°

Jan

Feb

Mar

100

Apr

136

May

146

Jun

223

Jul

167

Aug

113

Sep

191

Oct

119

Nov

Dec

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).

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Climate of Kita-ku
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	10°	10°	14°	20°	25°	28°	31°	33°	29°	23°	18°	12°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	4°	9°	14°	19°	23°	24°	20°	14°	8°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	44	58	100	136	146	223	167	113	191	119	72	37

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Kita-ku

The nearest airport is Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM), 25 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Matsubara, 3 km to the east.

Airports

Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM) Osaka 25 kmnorth
Kobe Airport (UKB) Kobe 28 kmwest
Kansai International Airport (KIX) Osaka 29 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Matsubara Population: 130.9K 3 kmeast
Habikino Population: 109.5K 7 kmeast
Yao Population: 273.2K 10 kmnortheast
Tondabayashi Population: 132.9K 11 kmsoutheast
Izumi Population: 184.6K 12 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Kita-ku

Within 100 km: 30 historic and cultural sites, 42 natural sites, 19 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km12 places

Mount Minami Katsuragi Mountain 20 kmSE
Kongō San Mountain 22 kmSE
Mount Shigi Mountain 15 kmE
Yamato Gawa River 8 kmNW

25–60 km56 places

Mount Rokkō Mountain 33 kmNW
Mount Miwa Mountain 33 kmE
Mount Amanokagu Mountain 29 kmE
Mount Miminashi Mountain 27 kmE

60–100 km23 places

Awaji Island Island 66 kmW
Kumozu River River 95 kmE
Mount Ōdaigahara Mountain 66 kmSE
Mount Kunimi Mountain 66 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	Matsusaka	Tochigi	Sayama
Population	159.4K	159.1K	159.1K	160.8K
Elevation	20 m	6 m	51 m	81 m
Summer day (hottest month)	33°	31°	30°	30°
Winter night (coldest month)	1°	1°	-3°	-2°
Annual rainfall	1,406 mm	1,931 mm	1,293 mm	1,388 mm
Best months	May, Oct	May–Jun, Oct	May–Jun, Sep–Oct	Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Distance	—	94 km	433 km	383 km