Kita-ku, Sapporo

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Kita 北区
Ward
Kita Ward
Flag Seal
Location of Kita-ku in Sapporo
Country	Japan
Prefecture	Hokkaidō
City	Sapporo
Established	April 1, 1972
Area [1]
• Total	63.57 km2 (24.54 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	285,936
• Density	4,500/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
	Estimation as of August 31, 2021
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Postal	001-8612
Address	6-1-1 Kita Nijuyonjyo, Kita-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido
Telephone	+81 11-757-2400
Website	Kita Ward Office

Kita-ku (北区, lit. "north ward") is a ward of Sapporo composed of residential neighborhoods mostly arranged in grid patterns, and each built surrounding a train station, broken up by areas of farmland and some light-industrial areas. With 260,000 people, it is the most populated ward in Sapporo.