Located in the north west part of Kyoto City, it is the largest ward of all the wards of Kyoto City after merging of the former Keihoku-cho took place (the Sakyo Ward was the largest.)
市内西北部に位置し、旧京北町合併後は京都市の区の中では最大の面積である（それまでは左京区が最大だった）。