Kita-ku (Saitama)
 Municipality of Saitama |
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| Coordinates | 35 ° 55 '54 " N , 139 ° 37' 13" E |
| surface | 16.91 km² |
| Residents | 146.016 (Oct. 1, 2019) |
| Population density | 8635 inhabitants / km² |
| Community key | 11102-3 |
Administration address |
1-852-1 Miyaharachō, Kita-ku, Saitama 331-8586 |
| Website | www.city.saitama.jp/index_kitaku.html |
Kita-ku ( Japanese 北区 "Northern District") is a district ( ku ) of the Japanese city of Saitama .
history
As an independent city with over 450,000 inhabitants, Ōmiya ( 大 宮 市 , - shi ) was the administrative seat of Saitama Prefecture on Honshū , the main island of Japan, until 2001 . On May 1, 2001 , Ōmiya was dissolved as a city (Shi) and merged with Urawa , Yono and Iwatsuki to form the new prefecture capital Saitama , in which the former city of Ōmiya forms the northern districts of Ōmiya , Kita, Nishi and Minuma .
traffic
Street
train
- JR Takasaki Line , Miyahara Station
Web links
Commons : Kita-ku (Saitama) - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official Website (Japanese)