Kita-ku, Saitama

Kita-ku (北区, Kita-ku) is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is located in the northwestern part of the city. As of 1 March 2021, the ward had an estimated population of 148,935 and a population density of 8800 persons per km². Its total area was 16.86 square kilometres (6.51 sq mi).[1]

Kita-ku, Saitama
北区
Ward
Kita Ward
Kita Ward Office, Saitama City
Kita Ward Office, Saitama City
Location of Kita-ku in Saitama
Location of Kita-ku in Saitama
Kita-ku, Saitama is located in Japan
Kita-ku, Saitama
Kita-ku, Saitama
 
Coordinates: 35°55′53.2″N 139°35′12.9″E
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureSaitama
CitySaitama
Area
 • Total16.86 km2 (6.51 sq mi)
Population
 (March 2021)
 • Total148,935
 • Density8,800/km2 (23,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
-FlowerRapeseed
Phone number048-835-3156
Address1-852-1 Miyahara-cho, Kita-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 331-8586
WebsiteOfficial website
Ōmiya Bonsai Village

Geography

Kita-ward is located in the northwestern side of the city of Saitama.

Neighboring Municipalities

Saitama Prefecture

History

The villages of Ōsato, Nisshin, and Miyahara were created within Kitaadachi District, Saitama with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. The three villages were merged with Ōmiya Town in 1940, becoming part of the city of Ōmiya. On May 1, 2001, Ōmiya merged with Urawa and Yono cities to form the new city of Saitama. When Saitama was proclaimed a designated city in 2003, the northwestern portion of former Ōmiya city consisting of the three former villages and a portion of the original Ōmiya village became Kita Ward.

Economy

A global automotive company, Calsonic Kansei, is headquartered in the ward.[2]

Education

Kita-ku has nine elementary schools, five junior high schools, three high schools and two special education schools.

Municipal junior high schools:[3]

Municipal elementary schools:[4]

Transportation

Railway

JR East – Takasaki Line

JR East – Utsunomiya Line

JR East – Kawagoe Line

Highway

Military facilities
  • JGSDF Camp Ōmiya
  • JGSDF Chemical School

Local attractions

The "Ōmiya Bonsai Village" (officially "Bonsai-chō" (盆栽町, lit. "Bonsai Town") was created after the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake when bonsai nurseries relocated from Tokyo to this area.[5]

References
  1. "Saitama city official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
  2. "Company Profile." Calsonic Kansei. Retrieved on January 29, 2015.
  3. "市立学校一覧 中学校（区別）". Saitama City Institute of Education (さいたま市立教育研究所). Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  4. "市立学校一覧 小学校（区別）". Saitama City Institute of Education (さいたま市立教育研究所). Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  5. http://members.iinet.net.au/~jold/bia/country/japan/omiya.shtml Bonsai in Japan - Omiya Bonsai Village

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