| Kita-ku | |
| Official Name: | Kita Ward |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | Ward |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | |
| Coordinates: | 37.9163°N 139.2186°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kōshin'etsu, Hokuriku (Chūbu) |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Niigata |
| Subdivision Type3: | City |
| Subdivision Name3: | Niigata |
| Area Total Km2: | 107.72 |
| Population Total: | 74,559 |
| Population As Of: | September 1, 2016 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +9 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Kita Ward Office |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Address |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 3197 Kuzutsuka, Kita-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata 950-3393 |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 025-387-1000 |
is one of the eight wards of Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan., the ward had an estimated population of 74,559 in households [1] and a population density of 690 persons per km². The total area of the ward was 107.72sqkm.
Kita-ku is located in north-east Niigata city, and is bordered by the Sea of Japan to the north.
The area of present-day Kita-ku was part of ancient Echigo Province. The village of Kuzudzuka was established on April 1, 1889 within Kitakanbara District, Niigata with the establishment of the modern municipalities system, and was raised to town status on November 1, 1901. It was renamed Toyosaka on March 31, 1955 and was elevated to city status on November 1, 1970. The city of Niigata annexed Toyosaka on March 21, 2005. Niigata became a government-designated city on April 1, 2007 and was divided into wards, with former Toyosaka becoming part of the new Kita Ward along with a coastal section of the former Niigata city.
Kita-ku has 13 public elementary schools and eight public middle schools operated by the Niigata city government. The ward has one public high school operated by the Niigata Prefectural Board of Education and one private high school.