- Population
- 94,680
- 94.7K
- Elevation
- 158 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Kita Ku
- Airports
- FSZ Mount Fuji Shizuoka Airport50 km
- NGO Chubu Centrair International Airport77 km
About Kita Ku
Kita Ku is a municipality. Location: Hamamatsu, Shizuoka. Population: 94,680. Elevation: 158 m.
Kita-ku (北区, Kita-ku) was a ward in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan, located in the north of the city. It is bordered by Tenryū-ku to the north, Higashi-ku and Naka-ku to the east, Hamakita-ku Minami-ku and Kosai to the south, and the cities of Toyohashi and Shinshiro to the west. It is largely a residential suburb of central Hamamatsu, and a considerable portion of the ward is forested. Kita-ku was created on April 1, 2007 when Hamamatsu became a city designated by government ordinance (a "designated city").
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 2007
- Opened
- 2007
- Area
- 296 km²
- Official website
- city.hamamatsu.shizuoka.jp
Source: Wikidata
Population of Kita Ku over time
| 2010 | 94,680 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 93,567 | |
| 2021 | 92,427 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Kita Ku
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 16° · Night 8° · Rain 108 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Fujinomiya · 98 km northeast18°
- Fuji · 102 km east20°
- Numazu · 115 km east18°
- Hottest month
- August (day 30°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- June (275 mm)
- Driest month
- January (66 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 8° | 9° | 13° | 18° | 22° | 25° | 28° | 30° | 26° | 21° | 16° | 11° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 1° | 4° | 9° | 13° | 18° | 22° | 22° | 19° | 13° | 8° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 66 | 87 | 147 | 206 | 210 | 275 | 259 | 251 | 264 | 178 | 108 | 68 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June September October
How to get to Kita Ku
The nearest airport is Mount Fuji Shizuoka Airport (FSZ), 50 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Toyokawa, 22 km to the west.
Airports
- Mount Fuji Shizuoka Airport (FSZ) Makinohara / Shimada 50 kmeast
- Chubu Centrair International Airport (NGO) Tokoname 77 kmwest
- Nagoya Airport / JASDF Komaki Air Base (NKM) Nagoya 80 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Toyokawa Population: 184.7K 22 kmwest
- Iwata Population: 166.7K 24 kmsoutheast
- Toyohashi Population: 377.5K 25 kmwest
- Kakegawa Population: 117.9K 35 kmeast
- Okazaki Population: 384.7K 45 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kita Ku
Within 100 km: 9 historic and cultural sites, 15 natural sites, 26 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Hongū-zan Mountain 22 kmW
25–60 km10 places
- Oi River River 60 kmE
- Mikawa-wan Natural site 49 kmW
- Atsumi Peninsula Natural site 42 kmSW
- Okazaki castle Historic site 46 kmW
60–100 km39 places
- Tōshi-jima Island 78 kmSW
- Himakajima Island 60 kmW
- Sakate-jima Island 82 kmSW
- Kami-jima Island 68 kmSW
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 | Hanamaki | Sanjō | Yonezawa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 94.7K | 94.7K | 94.6K | 94.5K |
| Elevation | 158 m | 77 m | 9 m | 249 m |
| Summer day (hottest month) | 30° | 28° | 30° | 29° |
| Winter night (coldest month) | 0° | -6° | -2° | -4° |
| Annual rainfall | 2,119 mm | 1,346 mm | 2,234 mm | 1,327 mm |
| Best months | May–Jun, Sep–Oct | May–Jun, Sep | May–Jun, Sep–Oct | May–Jun, Sep |
| Distance | — | 591 km | 330 km | 407 km |
Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.
Places in Kita Ku
1 placeCities & villages1
- Mikkabi · Village
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources