Kita-ku (Sapporo)

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Sapporo Coat of Arms
Kita-ku (北区)
municipality of Sapporo
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Coordinates 43 ° 5 '27 "  N , 141 ° 20' 27"  E Coordinates: 43 ° 5 '27 "  N , 141 ° 20' 27"  E
surface 63.57 km²
Residents 286,026 (Sep. 30, 2019)
Population density 4499 inhabitants / km²
Start-up Apr 1, 1972
Community key 01102-9
Website www.city.sapporo.jp/
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Kita-ku ( Japanese 北区 , dt. "Northern District") is one of ten boroughs ( ku ) of Sapporo , the capital of the Japanese prefecture of Hokkaidō . It is 63.57 km² and is located north of the city center. In the northwest it borders on the city of Ishikari , in the northeast on the municipality Tōbetsu , in the east on Higashi-ku , in the south on Chūō-ku , in the southwest on Nishi-ku and in the west on Teine-ku .

geography

The city district extends 14.2 km in east-west direction and 13.7 km in north-south direction. The terrain on the edge of the Ishikari plain is largely flat and has no significant elevations. The soil consists of clay and peat . Several elongated windbreaks and irrigation channels that have been preserved are reminiscent of the once intensive agricultural use . Today, Kita-ku is the most populous of all ten boroughs. The Sōsei Canal, which is partially identical to the eastern border, flows through the entire district in a south-north direction. It flows into the Makunbetsu at the northern border together with the Barato and Fushiko rivers. This strongly meandering oxbow river is surrounded by a wetland (with the shallow Pekeretto Lake on the south bank) and a branch of the Ishikari . The latter forms the northeast border. The Shinkawa Canal is the southwestern boundary of the district and flows directly into the Sea of ​​Japan .

history

In 1859 the first Japanese settlers settled and founded the village of Arai. When the planned city of Sapporo emerged in 1871, the Kairakuen Park, which still exists today, was laid out north of it. From 1887 to 1889, the government targeted several hundred military border colonists ( Tondenhei ) - former samurai and their families, mainly from Kyūshū , in order to promote the development of agriculture. From 1902, most of the area belonged to the communities of Shinoro and Kotoni. In 1903 the Sapporo Agricultural School moved to the area north of the main train station; this resulted in the extensive campus of today's Hokkaidō University .

From 1927 the area of ​​today's Kita-ku was connected to the Sapporo tram network, and from 1934 to the regional railway network via the Sasshō line. In 1955 Shinoro and Kotoni merged with the city of Sapporo. From 1956 oil was produced in the far north ; however, production was not very profitable and had to be discontinued after 15 years. In 1971, an underground line replaced the tram. On February 1, 1972, the government created what is now the Kita-ku district. In 1986 the National Flower and Horticultural Exhibition was held in Yurigahara Park.

traffic

The main traffic axis is the national road 231 , which runs parallel to the Sōsei Canal (partly on both sides) and leads towards Rumoi . It crosses in the southern part of the district with the Sasson highway to Otaru . In the north-east runs the national road 337 , which bypasses Sapporo extensively in the north and east.

In the far south is Sapporo Central Station on the Hakodate Main Line , Hokkaidō's most important railway line. All major cities on the island can be reached from here. The main station is a transfer point to two lines of the Sapporo subway . The Namboku Line opens up the southern part of Kita-ku with the stations Kita-jūni-jō, Kita-jūhachi-jō, Kita-nijūyo-jō, Kita-sanjūyo-jō and Asabu. Another rail connection is the Sasshō Line ; it opens up the district with the train stations Shinkawa, Shin-Kotoni, Taihei, Yurigahara, Shinoro, Takuhoku and Ainosato-Kyōikudai. There are also numerous bus routes operated by private companies.

Attractions

  • Library and Museum of the University of Hokkaido
  • Furukawa Memorial Hall
  • Sapporo Sunplaza (Cultural Center)
  • Yurigahara Park (with the "Lily Train" park railway)

  • City Hall of Kita-ku

  • on the banks of the Barato

  • University Museum

  • Furukawa Memorial Hall

  • Sassho line

  • Yurigahara Park (with Lily Train)

education

Web links

Commons : Kita-ku (Sapporo)  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b 位置 と 広 さ 、 自然. Kita-ku, March 31, 2015, accessed April 17, 2018 (Japanese).
  2. ↑ a b 年表. Kita-ku, March 10, 2011, accessed April 17, 2018 (Japanese).