Kita (北区, Kita-ku) is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Its name means "North Ward." As of 2020, the ward has an estimated population of 117,165 people.[1]

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Kita 北区
Ward of Kyoto
Kinkaku, the Golden Pavilion of Rokuon-ji, is one of the most famous landmarks of Kita-ku.
Location of Kita-ku in Kyoto
Kita Location of Kita-ku in Japan
Coordinates: 35°2′28″N 135°45′15″E
Country	Japan
Prefecture	Kyoto
City	Kyoto
Founded	1955
Area
• Total	94.88 km2 (36.63 sq mi)
Highest elevation	895 m (2,936 ft)
Lowest elevation	60 m (200 ft)
Population  (October 1, 2020)
• Total	117,165
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Website	www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/kita/

Hiragino typeface is named after an area in the ward.

Demographics

Education

Universities

• Bukkyo University
• Kyoto Sangyo University
• Ritsumeikan University, Kinugasa Campus
• Otani University

Primary and secondary schools

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The community previously had a North Korean school, Kyoto Korean No. 3 Elementary School (京都朝鮮第三初級学校).[2]

Culture

• Kyoto Museum for World Peace
• Ōtani University Museum
• Museum of Furuta Oribe

Temples and Landmarks

• Daitoku-ji a famous Rinzai sect temple.
• Kamigamo Shrine, one of the oldest shrines in Japan.
• Kinkaku-ji, the Golden Pavilion, one of Japan's most famous temples.
• Imamiya Shrine, an ancient Shinto shrine dedicated to healing.
• Shinnyō-ji, a sub temple of Shōkoku-ji, famous for spring Iris blossoms.

References

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for North Kyoto.

Media related to Kita-ku, Kyoto at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)

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[de] Kita-ku (Kyōto)

[ru] Кита (Киото)