Kita-ku, Niigata

Kita-ku
Kita-ku; 北区
	Ward
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	Kita-ku Location in Japan
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Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu
Prefecture	Niigata
Area
• Total	107.92 km2 (41.67 sq mi)
Population (February 1, 2012)
• Total	77,215
• Density	715/km2 (1,850/sq mi)
Symbols
• Tree	Willow
• Flower	Tulip
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City Hall Address	1-602-1 Gakkōchō-dōri, Chūō-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken; 951-8550

Kita-ku (北区, lit. "northern ward"^?) is one of the eight wards of Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The ward was created on April 1, 2007 when Niigata became a government-designated city. It is composed of the Niigata City north district and the former city of Toyosaka.

Niigata Racecourse, one of the racecourses of JRA, is located in the ward.

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Kita-ku 北区
Ward

Location of Kita-ku in Niigata Location of Kita-ku in Niigata
Kita-ku Location in Japan
Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu
Prefecture	Niigata
Area
• Total	107.92 km² (41.67 sq mi)
Population (February 1, 2012)
• Total	77,215
• Density	715/km² (1,850/sq mi)
Symbols
• Tree	Willow
• Flower	Tulip

Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City Hall Address	1-602-1 Gakkōchō-dōri, Chūō-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 951-8550