Kita-ku (Kyoto)

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Kita-ku
Municipality of Kyoto
Ukyō-ku Nishikyō-ku Sakyō-ku Kita-ku Kamigyō-ku Nakagyō-ku Shimogyō-ku Higashiyama-ku Minami-ku Fushimi-ku Yamashina-ku Yamashina-kuKyoto Boroughs
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Coordinates 35 ° 2 '28 "  N , 135 ° 45' 15"  E Coordinates: 35 ° 2 '28 "  N , 135 ° 45' 15"  E
surface 94.92 km²
Residents 117,933 (Oct 1, 2019)
Population density 1242 inhabitants / km²
Start-up Sep 1 1955
Community key 26101-7

Administration address		 33-1, Murasakino-Higashigoshodenchō, Kita-ku, Kyōto 603-8511

Kita-ku ( Japanese 北区 , German "northern district") is one of eleven districts ( ku ) of the Japanese city ​​of Kyoto . It is located north of the historic city center and was created on September 1, 1955, when he was separated from Kamigyō-ku .

Kinkaku, the golden pavilion of Rokuon-ji, is one of the most famous attractions in Kita-ku

In Kita-ku are the Daitoku-ji (one of the main temples of the Rinzai school), the Kamo-shrine (one of the oldest shrines in Japan), the Imamiya-shrine with the Yasurai festival, the Kinkaku-ji (the golden pavilion , see picture) and Mount Funaoka-yama . In addition, the four universities of Bukkyō , Kyōto-Sangyō , Ritsumeikan and Ōtani have their headquarters in the district.

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