Kitami, Hokkaidō
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Kitami (北見市; -shi) is a city located in Abashiri subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
As of August 31, 2006, the city has a population of 128,536 and a density of 90 persons per km². The total area is 1,427.56 km².
[edit] History
- 1872 The village of Notsukeushi-mura (ノツケウシ村) founded
- 1875 Notsukeushi-mura given the kanji 野付牛村.
- 1915 The villages of Rubeshibe and Oketo (both now towns) were split off.
- 1916 Became Notsukeushi Town.
- 1921 The villages of Tanno (now a town) and Aiuchi (?), now part of Rubeshibe were split off.
- June 10, 1942 Kitami becomes a city.
- September, 1956 The village of Gessōuchi (?) was merged into Kitami.
- April, 1971 The population exceeded 100,000.
- On March 5, 2006, the towns of Tanno, Rubeshibe and Tokoro (all from Tokoro District) merged with the city of Kitami to form the new city of Kitami.
[edit] External links
- (Japanese) Official website
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| Abashiri | Hidaka | Hiyama | Iburi | Ishikari | Kamikawa | Kushiro | Nemuro | Oshima | Rumoi | Shiribeshi | Sorachi | Soya | Tokachi | |||
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| Abashiri | Akabira | Asahikawa | Ashibetsu | Bibai | Chitose | Date | Ebetsu | Eniwa | Fukagawa | Furano | Hakodate | Wakkanai | Yubari | |||
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