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District

Kita-ku

Local name: 北区

Located in Tokyo, Japan Coordinates: 35°45′10″ N 139°44′01″ E

Map showing the location of Kita-ku Kita-ku
Location in Japan
Population
353,058
353.1K
Elevation
21 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Places inside
6
listed under Kita-ku
When to go
May–JuneOctober
See the climate
Airports
HND Tokyo Haneda International Airport23 km
NRT Narita International Airport59 km

About Kita-ku

Kita-ku is a district. Location: Tokyo, Japan. Population: 353,058.

From Wikipedia

Kita (北区, Kita-ku; Japanese pronunciation: [k̟ʲi̥.tä́(.kɯ̈̀)]; lit. 'Northern Ward') is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. The English translation of its Japanese self-designation is City of Kita. The ward was founded on March 15, 1947. As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 340,287, and a population density of 16,510 persons per km2. The total area is 20.61 km2.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1947
Area
20.6 km²
Official website
city.kita.tokyo.jp

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Kita-ku

  • Bunkyō-ku
  • Toshima
  • Itabashi-ku
  • Arakawa-ku
  • Adachi-ku
  • Kawaguchi
  • Shimotoda

Twin towns and sister cities of Kita-ku

  • Sakata· Japan

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Kita-ku over time

Population of Kita-ku over time
2010 335,544
2015 341,076
2021 353,058

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Kita-ku

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 17° · Night 8° · Rain 85 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Isehara · 55 km southwest18°
  • Odawara · 76 km southwest19°
  • Mishima · 102 km southwest18°
Hottest month
August (day 31°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
September (202 mm)
Driest month
December (40 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°10°13°19°23°25°29°31°27°22°17°12°
Average low (°C)1°1°4°10°14°18°22°23°20°14°8°3°
Precipitation (mm)43581011191291741571572021678540

Other places to visit in this season: May June October

How to get to Kita-ku

The nearest airport is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 23 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kita-ku, 1 km to the north.

Airports

  • Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) Tokyo 23 kmsouth
  • Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 59 kmeast
  • Ibaraki Airport (IBR) Omitama 78 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Kita-ku Population: 332.1K 1 kmnorth
  • Kawaguchi Population: 607.4K 6 kmnorth
  • Nakano City Population: 344.9K 8 kmsouthwest
  • Shimotoda Population: 140.9K 8 kmnorthwest
  • Chuo Population: 169.2K 10 kmsouth

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

Places in Kita-ku

6 places
  1. 1 Kita-ku 332.1K
  2. 2 Toshima City 301.6K
  3. 3 Ukima 24K
  4. 4 Ōji 23.7K
  5. 5 Kamiya 16.1K
  6. 6 Tabata 14.5K

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources