Kita-ku (北区) is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is located in the northwestern part of the city. , the ward had an estimated population of 148,935 and a population density of 8800 persons per km². Its total area was 16.86 sqkm.

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.

Education

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

Transportation

Railway

JR East – Takasaki Line JR East – Utsunomiya Line JR East – Kawagoe Line

Highway

Military facilities

Local attractions

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