was a ward in
Hamamatsu, Shizuoka
is a city located in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. In September 2023, the city had an estimated population of 780,128 in 340,591 households, making it the prefecture's largest city, with a population density of over the total urban area o ...
,
Japan
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, 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
is a Cities of Japan, city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 377,453 in 160,516 households and a population density of 1,400 persons per km2. The total area of the city was . By area, Toyohashi was Aichi Prefec ...
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 , also known as a or , is a Cities of Japan, Japanese city that has a population greater than 500,000 and has been designated as such by order of the Cabinet of Japan under Article 252, Section 19, of the Local Autonomy Law.
Designated cit ...
(a "designated city"). It consists of the former towns of
Inasa,
Hosoe and
Mikkabi, which had already merged into Hamamatsu in 2005. In 2009, it had a population of 95,419 in an area of 277.63 km², with a population density of 344 persons per km².
Kita-ku is served by 14 stations on the
Tenryū Hamanako Railroad Tenryū Hamanako Line Tenryū may refer to:
*Tenryū, Shizuoka, a city
*Tenryū, Nagano, a village
*Tenryū River
*Tenryū-ji, a temple
* , several ships
People with the name
* Tenryū Saburō (Saburo Wakuta, 1903-1989), Japanese sumo wrestler and martial arts fighter
...
railway.
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Former wards of Hamamatsu
2023 disestablishments in Japan