is one of the 16 wards of the city of

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. As of 1 October 2019, the ward had an estimated

population Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and pl ...

of 163,555 and a

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of 9,330 persons per km². The total area was 17.53 km². Nagoya-City-Kita-Ward-Office

Geography

Kita Ward is the north of the center of the city of Nagoya.

Surrounding municipalities

* Nishi Ward * Moriyama Ward * Naka Ward * Higashi Ward * Kasugai * Kitanagoya * Toyoyama

History

Kita Ward was founded in 1944. Its area was expanded in 1946 with an addition from Higashi-ku and again in 1951 with an addition from Naka-ku. In 1955, the village of Kusunoki, formerly part of Nishikasugai District was annexed by Nagoya city, and joined to Kita Ward. File:Kitashimizu Shinsuihiroba 20121220.JPG, Hori River

Economy

Kita Ward is largely a regional commercial center and

bedroom community A commuter town is a populated area that is primarily residential rather than commercial or industrial. Routine travel from home to work and back is called commuting, which is where the term comes from. A commuter town may be called by many o ...

for central Nagoya. ;Ōzone Sub CBD *Mets Ōzone ( Higashi-ku) * Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Nagoya Factory ( Higashi-ku) *OZ Garden *OZ Mall File:Central Ozone, Nagoya Loop Line.jpg, Ōzone File:Higashi 20210727-01.jpg, Marion Ōzone File:Kita 20211210-03.jpg, OZ Mall File:OZ garden201909.jpg, OZ Garden File:Ozone Sta. Intersection, Yada-Minami Higashi Ward Nagoya 2021.jpg, Ōzone Station Intersection

Education

University

* Aichi Gakuin University * Nagoya Sangyo University Satellite campus * Nagoya Zokei University File:AICHIGAKUIN Univ.MEIJO-KOEN.JPG, Aichi Gakuin University File:Kita 20210430-09.jpg, Nagoya Sangyo University Satellite campus File:NGO Kita Meijo 20220529-05.jpg, Nagoya Zokei University

Transportation

File:Airport Walk NAGOYA 01.JPG,

Nagoya Airfield , also known as Komaki Airport or Nagoya Airport, is an airport within the local government areas of Toyoyama, Komaki, Kasugai and Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Prior to 2005 it was an international airport, but is now a domestic secon ...

File:MT-Ōzone Station-Westplaza 2015.JPG,

Ōzone Station is a railway station in Kita-ku, Nagoya, Kita-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is the largest transport hub in Northeastern Nagoya, connecting the JR Chuo Line, Meitetsu Seto Line, Meijo Subway Line, and Yutorito Nagoya guideway bus line ...

File:Nagoya Express Way Kurokawa I.C. - panoramio.jpg, Kurokawa Cross

Railroads

Meitetsu , publicly trading as , is a private railway company operating around Aichi Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture of Japan. Some of the more famous trains operated by Meitetsu include the '' Panorama Car'' and the '' Panorama Car Super'', both of w ...

- Meitetsu Seto Line ** - *

- Meitetsu Komaki Line ** - *

Nagoya Municipal Subway The , also referred to as simply the Nagoya Subway, is a rapid transit system serving Nagoya, the capital of Aichi Prefecture in Japan. It consists of six lines that cover of route and serve 87 stations. Approximately 90% of the subway's total t ...

– Meijō Line ** – – – - *

– Kamiiida Line ** ––

Highways

Nagoya Expressway The is a network of urban Expressways of Japan, expressways in Japan serving the greater Nagoya area. It is owned and managed by . Overview The first section of the Nagoya Expressway network opened to traffic in 1979. As of 2008, of the networ ...

Japan National Route 19 is a national highway connecting Nagoya and Nagano in Japan. Route data *Length: 258.9 km (165.5 mi) *Origin: Atsuta-ku, Nagoya, Nagoya (originates at junction with Route 1) *Terminus: Nagano City (ends at Junction with Route 1 ...

* Japan National Route 41 * Japan National Route 302

Local attractions

* Meijō Park **Tonarino *

*Ozmall File:Meijokoen Park - panoramio.jpg, Meijō Park File:Tonarino 20170507.jpg, Tonarino File:Ozmall 20140123.JPG, Ozmall

References

{{Authority control Wards of Nagoya