The Kuta area which is the farthest north part of the ward used to belong to Otagi County, Kyoto Prefecture although it is geographically more akin to Shiga Prefecture in the east.
区の最北端の久多地区はかつて京都府愛宕郡（おたぎぐん）に属したが、地理的には東の滋賀県方面とのつながりが強い。