Hamakita-ku

Hamakita-ku (浜北区) was a ward in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is bordered by Tenryū-ku, Higashi-ku, Naka-ku and the city of Iwata. The Tenryū River and the Akaishi Mountains form natural boundaries for the ward.

Hamakita Ward was established on April 1, 2007. As of 2009, it had a population of 90,817 persons in an area of 66.51 km2, with a population density of 1370 persons per km2.

Railroads
Central Station: Hamakita Station
 * Enshū Railway
 * Enshū-Komatsu - Hamakita - Misono-Chūō-kōen - Enshū-Kobayashi- Enshū-Shibamoto - Enshū-Gansuiji
 * Tenryū Hamanako Railroad
 * Gansuiji - Miyaguchi

Hamakita Ward Office
The ward office is located at 6 Nishimisono. The hall is split into north and south halls and the south hall was previously used as Kitahama Village Hall. The north hall was built as a result of five municipalities merged to form the town of Hamakita and later become the city of Hamakita.