Kita-ku, Niigata

Kita-ku

Bắc khu
Kita-ku Bắc khu
Ward
	Kita Ward
	Fukushimagata Lagoon Park
	Location of Kita-ku in Niigata city
	Kita-ku
	Coordinates:37°54′58.5″N139°13′6.9″E/ 37.916250°N 139.218583°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kōshin'etsu,Hokuriku(Chūbu)
Prefecture	Niigata
City	Niigata
Area
• Total	107.72 km2(41.59 sq mi)
Population (September 1, 2016)
• Total	74,559
• Density	690/km2(1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9(Japan Standard Time)
Address	3197 Kuzutsuka, Kita-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata 950-3393
Phone number	025-387-1000
Website	Official website

Kita-ku(Bắc khu,Kita-ku)is one of the eightwardsofNiigata City,Niigata Prefecture,in theHokuriku regionofJapan.As of 1 September 2018^[update],the ward had an estimatedpopulationof 74,559 in households^[1]and apopulation densityof 690 persons per km². The total area of the ward was 107.72 square kilometres (41.59 sq mi).

Geography

Kita-ku is located in north-east Niigata city, and is bordered by theSea of Japanto the north.

Surrounding municipalities

Niigata Prefecture

History

The area of present-day Kita-ku was part of ancientEchigo Province.The village of Kuzudzuka was established on April 1, 1889 withinKitakanbara District, Niigatawith the establishment of the modern municipalities system, and was raised to town status on November 1, 1901. It was renamed Toyosaka on March 31, 1955 and was elevated to city status on November 1, 1970. The city of Niigata annexed Toyosaka on March 21, 2005. Niigata became agovernment-designated cityon April 1, 2007 and was divided intowards,with former Toyosaka becoming part of the new Kita Ward along with a coastal section of the former Niigata city.

Education

University

Niigata University of Health and Welfare

Primary and secondary education

Kita-ku has 13 public elementary schools and eight public middle schools operated by the Niigata city government. The ward has one public high school operated by the Niigata Prefectural Board of Education and one private high school.

Transportation

Toyosaka Station

Railway

JR East-Hakushin Line

Niizaki-Hayadōri-Toyosaka-Kuroyama

Transit bus

Transit bus operated byNiigata Kotsu
- E2 / E4^[2]^[3]
- Toyosaka Sta. -JRA Racecourse
- Toyosaka Sta. - Tsukioka Onsen

Highways

Points of interest

Places

Niigata Senbei Okoku

Fukushimagata Lagoon Water Park
Niigata Racecourse,one of the racecourses ofJRA
Niigata Senbei Okoku^{[permanent dead link‍]}

References

^Niigata city official statistics(in Japanese)
^Vận hành tiện biệt thời khắc biểu[Bus Lines and Timetables (2016.3- )] (in Japanese). Niigata Kotsu.Retrieved9 October2016.
^Lộ tuyến đồ ( đông phương diện )[Bus Map for East Niigata (2016.3- )](PDF)(in Japanese). Niigata Kotsu. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 14 January 2017.Retrieved9 October2016.

External links

Media related toKita-ku, Niigataat Wikimedia Commons

Niigata City official website(in Japanese)
Niigata Kita-ku website(in Japanese)
Niigata City Official Tourist Information Archived2018-03-18 at theWayback Machine(multilingual)
Niigata Pref. Official Travel Guide(multilingual)

[1] Niigata city official statistics(in Japanese)

[2] Vận hành tiện biệt thời khắc biểu[Bus Lines and Timetables (2016.3- )] (in Japanese). Niigata Kotsu.Retrieved9 October2016.

[3] Lộ tuyến đồ ( đông phương diện )[Bus Map for East Niigata (2016.3- )](PDF)(in Japanese). Niigata Kotsu. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 14 January 2017.Retrieved9 October2016.

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