Kita, Tokyo

Common card · No. 479341

Kita (北区, Kita-ku; Japanese pronunciation: [k̟ʲi̥.tä́(.kɯ̈̀)]; lit. 'Northern Ward') is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. The English translation of its Japanese self-designation is City of Kita. The ward was founded on March 15, 1947. As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 340,287, and a population density of 16,510 persons per km2. The total area is 20.61 km2.