Kita
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People
- Ikki Kita, Japanese philosopher
- Hideki KitaHideki Kitais a retired male long-distance runner from Japan.-Achievements:-References:...
(born 1952), Japanese long-distance runner. - Michal Kita, Polish mixed martial artist
- Kita, the stage name of Sampsa AstalaSampsa AstalaSampsa Astala, is the former drummer for the Finnish metal band Lordi and the lead singer of the glam rock band Stala & So. His Lordi stage name, Kita, comes from the Finnish word meaning "jaws", "gap", or "maw". His Stala & So...
, a member of the Finnish band Lordi - Jonathan Kita, lead guitarist for the Boston-based metalcore band DiecastDiecast (band)Diecast is a five-piece metalcore band originating from Boston, Massachusetts. There are no active members that date back to their inception.-History:...
Organizations
- Malaysian People's Welfare Party (Malay: Parti Kesejahteraan Insan Tanah Air (KITA)), a political party in Malaysia
- Korea International Trade AssociationKorea International Trade AssociationThe Korea International Trade Association is a private non-profit organization founded in 1946 with 105 traders as its founding members...
Geography
- KitaKita, MaliKita is a town and commune in western Mali. It lies on the eastern slope of Mount Kita , known for its caves and rock paintings. Today, the city is known for its music, its annual Roman Catholic pilgrimage and its role as a processing center for the surrounding cotton- and peanut-growing region...
a town in Mali - Kita, Łódź Voivodeship (central Poland)
- One of the Maug IslandsMaug IslandsThe Maug Islands consist of three islands formed from the highest points of a single submerged volcano's caldera...
Places in Japan
- Kita-ku (北区), meaning northern ward, is a ward name found in several cities:
- Kita-ku, HamamatsuKita-ku, Hamamatsuis one of seven wards of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan, located in the north of the city. It is bordered by Tenryū-ku to the north, Higashi-ku and Naka-ku to the east, Hamakita-ku Minami-ku and Kosai to the south, and the cities of Toyohashi and Shinshiro to the west...
- Kita-ku, KobeKita-ku, Kobeis one of 9 wards of Kobe City in Japan. It has an area of 241.84 km², and a population of 226,402 . Kita in Japanese means North. Kita-ku is the biggest ward which occupies the northeastern part of the city. Arima Onsen is located in Kita-ku....
- Kita-ku, KyotoKita-ku, Kyotois one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Its name means "North Ward." As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population of 122,391 people.-Universities:*Bukkyo University*Kyoto Sangyo University...
- Kita-ku, NagoyaKita-ku, Nagoyais one of the wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.Kita Ward contains Nagoya Airfield as well as Meijō Park....
- Kita-ku, NiigataKita-ku, Niigatais 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....
- Kita-ku, OkayamaKita-ku, Okayamais one of four wards of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The ward has an area of 451.03 km² and a population of 295,312. The population density is 655 per square kilometer...
- Kita-ku, OsakaKita-ku, Osakais one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan.-Economy:West Japan Railway Company has its headquarters in Kita-ku. Nihon Bussan has its headquarters in Kita-ku. Dentsu and Yomiuri Shimbun have branch offices in Kita-ku. Mazda has an office in the Umeda Sky Building Tower East. Air France has an office on the...
- Kita-ku, SaitamaKita-ku, Saitamais a ward of Saitama city, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, occupying the northern part of the city. It is surrounded by Minuma-ku , Ōmiya-ku , Nishi-ku of Saitama city and Ageo city .-History:...
- Kita-ku, SakaiKita-ku, Sakaiis a ward of the city of Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The ward has an area of 15.58 km² and a population of 154,846. The population density is 9,945 per square kilometer. The name means "North Ward."...
- Kita-ku, SapporoKita-ku, Sapporois 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. Kita-ku is located in the northern part of Sapporo. With 260,000 people, it is the most...
- Kita-ku, TokyoKita, Tokyois one of the special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English, it calls itself the City of Kita .As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population of 332,140 and a population density of 16,140 persons per km². The total area is 20.59 km².-Geography:...
- Kita-ku, Hamamatsu
- Kita, HokkaidōKita, Hokkaidois a village located in Sorachi District, Sorachi, Hokkaidō, Japan.On March 27, 2006 Kita, along with the town of Kurisawa, also from Sorachi District, was merged into the expanded city of Iwamizawa....
(北村) is a village in Hokkaidō - Kita is a local term for the northern commercial district of OsakaOsakais a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
(part of, but not the same as, Kita-ku). - While not the same kita, several districts in Japan are called Kita-gun:
- Kita-gun, EhimeKita District, EhimeThe is a district located in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. As of 2005, the estimated population is 20,782 with a total area is 299.50 km².The district includes one town.*Uchiko-Origin of name:...
(喜多郡) - Kita-gun, KagawaKita District, Kagawais a district located in Kagawa, Japan.As of the January 10, 2006 Takamatsu merger, the district consists of the town of Miki with an estimated population of 29,015 and a density of 382.88 persons per km²...
(木田郡)
- Kita-gun, Ehime
- Kita (喜多) is the name of a school of NohNoh, or - derived from the Sino-Japanese word for "skill" or "talent" - is a major form of classical Japanese musical drama that has been performed since the 14th century. Many characters are masked, with men playing male and female roles. Traditionally, a Noh "performance day" lasts all day and...
theatre. - Kita Station (喜多駅) is a train stationTrain stationA train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
in MiyazuMiyazu, Kyotois a city located in Kyoto, Japan.As of May 31, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 21,512 with 8,360 households and the density of 127.06 persons per km². The total area is 169.31 km²....
, Kyoto PrefectureKyoto Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Kyoto.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Kyoto prefecture was known as Yamashiro....
, JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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