Kita

special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan
Organization special_ward_of_japan Q235130
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Kita

Summary

Kita is a special ward of Japan[1]. Kita draws 803 Wikipedia views per month (special_ward_of_japan category, ranking #15 of 23).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kita is located in Tokyo[3].
  • Kita is in the country of Japan[4].
  • Kita is on the body of water Arakawa River[5].
  • Kita is on the body of water Sumida River[6].
  • Kita's head of government is recorded as Yosota Hanakawa[7].
  • Kita's instance of is recorded as special ward of Japan[8].
  • Kita's instance of is recorded as administrative territorial entity[9].
  • Kita's shares border with is recorded as Bunkyō-ku[10].
  • Kita's shares border with is recorded as Toshima[11].
  • Kita's shares border with is recorded as Itabashi[12].
  • Kita's shares border with is recorded as Arakawa[13].
  • Kita's shares border with is recorded as Adachi[14].
  • Kita's shares border with is recorded as Kawaguchi[15].
  • Kita's shares border with is recorded as Toda[16].
  • north is named after Kita[17].
  • Kita's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Akabane[18].
  • Kita's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Akabane-Kita[19].
  • Kita's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Akabane-Dai[20].
  • Kita's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Akabane-Nishi[21].
  • Kita's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Akabane-Minami[22].
  • Kita's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Iwabuchimachi[23].
  • Kita's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ukima[24].
  • Kita's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ōji, Kita, Tokyo[25].
  • Kita's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ōji-Honchō[26].
  • Kita's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Jūjō[27].

Body

Founding

March 15, 1947 marks the founding of Kita[28].

Identity

Part of include ward area of Tokyo[29], a region[30], in Japan[31], founded in 1943[32] and Tokyo[33], a de facto national capital[34], in Japan[35], founded in 1868[36].

Operations

Kita's headquarters location is recorded as Q11401190[37].

Why It Matters

Kita draws 803 Wikipedia views per month (special_ward_of_japan category, ranking #15 of 23).[2] Kita has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Kita is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [37] . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . wikidata.org.
  26. [6] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of
    Associated electoral district Tokyo 12th district
    Named after
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Tokyo
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46950|batch #46950]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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