Kamigyō-ku

Kamigyō
Kamigyō ; 上京区
	Ward of Kyoto
	The Shishinden is a majestic building in the Kyoto Imperial Palace.
	Location of Kamigyō-ku in Kyoto
	Kamigyō Location of Kamigyō-ku in Japan
	Coordinates: 35°1′47″N 135°45′24″E
Founded	1879
Area
• Total	7.03 km2 (2.71 sq mi)
Highest elevation	77 m (253 ft)
Lowest elevation	46 m (151 ft)
Population (October 1, 2015)
• Total	85,113
• Density	12,000/km2 (31,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Website	www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/kamigyo/

Kamigyō-ku (上京区) is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Located in the center of the present-day city of Kyoto, Japan it previously occupied the northern region of the ancient capital of Kyoto. The Kamo River flows on the eastern border of the ward. The area was previously a district of residences for the royalty and upper classes in the old capital.

The ward is home to the Kyoto Imperial Palace, the Kitano Tenmangu Shinto shrine, the Seimei shrine, nishijin-ori textiles, and the headquarters of the Omotesenke and Urasenke schools of Japanese tea ceremony.

As of 2016, Kamigyō-ku had a population of 85,146 people.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1960	148,427	—
1970	124,456	−16.2%
1980	99,262	−20.2%
1990	87,861	−11.5%
2000	84,187	−4.2%
2010	83,264	−1.1%
2015	85,113	+2.2%
Source:

Education

Doshisha University
Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Heian Jogakuin University
Imadegawa Campus of Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts

The Lycée Français de Kyoto, the French international school in Kansai, was in this ward.[1]

Kyoto International School is also in this ward.[2]

References

"Accès et contact Archived 2015-04-26 at Archive.today." Lycée Français de Kyoto. Retrieved on 26 April 2015. "536-1 WARAYA-CHO MARUTAMACHI DORI KUROMON HIGASHI IRU KAMIGYO-KU 602-8144 KYOTO, JAPON"
"Find Us Archived 2015-12-20 at the Wayback Machine." Kyoto International School. Retrieved on August 17, 2015. "317 Kitatawara-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan 602-8247"

External links

Media related to Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)
Kamigyo Ward mascot character, Kamigyukun (in Japanese)

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[1] "Accès et contact Archived 2015-04-26 at Archive.today." Lycée Français de Kyoto. Retrieved on 26 April 2015. "536-1 WARAYA-CHO MARUTAMACHI DORI KUROMON HIGASHI IRU KAMIGYO-KU 602-8144 KYOTO, JAPON"

[2] "Find Us Archived 2015-12-20 at the Wayback Machine." Kyoto International School. Retrieved on August 17, 2015. "317 Kitatawara-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan 602-8247"