Hokuto, Yamanashi

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Data of Hokuto (北杜市)
Country	Japan
Region	Chubu、Koshinetsu
Prefecture	Yamanashi Prefecture
Community Number	19209-1
Total population	50,084 (as of July 1, 2006)
Total Area	602.89km²
Surrounding municipalities	Kofu, Nirasaki, Minami-arupusu, Kai, Chino, Ina, Kawakami, Minamimaki, Fujimi
Tree	Unknown
Flower	Unknown
Other symbols
Hokuto City Hall
Address	〒408-0188	Yamanashi-ken
Hokuto-shi, Sutama-cho, Daizu-namada 961-1
Phone	0551-42-1111
External Link	The city of Hokuto Website
Location
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Hokuto (北杜市;Hokuto-shi) is a city located in Yamanashi, Japan.

1 Description
2 Geography
- 2.1 Surrounding municipalities
3 History
- 3.1 Municipal Timeline
4 Sister Cities
- 4.1 Overseas
5 External links

[edit] Description

The city of Hokuto was founded by the merging of all the towns within the Kitakoma District except for the former town of Futaba, which merged with two municipalities to form the new city of Kai. With the newly formed towns, the Kitakoma District was dissolved.

[edit] Geography

[edit] Surrounding municipalities

Yamanashi Prefecture
- Kofu
- Nirasaki
- Minami-arupusu
- Kai

Nagano Prefecture
- Chino
- Ina
- Suwa District: Fujimi
- Minamisaku District: Kawakami, Minamimaki

[edit] History

[edit] Municipal Timeline

November 1, 2004-The city was founded on from the merger of seven towns and villages, all from Kitakoma District.
- Akeno
- Hakushu
- Mukawa
- Nagasaka
- Oizumi
- Sutama
- Takane
March 15, 2006-The city also merged with a town from also from Kitakoma District.
- Kobuchisawa

Since Kobuchisawa is the only town left in Kitakoma District after the creation of Hokuto, Kitakoma District was officially dissolved.

[edit] Sister Cities

Fukuroi, Shizuoka

Signed on March 9, 1987 between the Former town of Asaba, Shizuoka and the former village of Akeno, Yamanashi
Joetsu, Niigata

Signed on January 17, 1991 between the former towns of Kakizaki, Niigata and Sutama, Yamanashi
Hamura, Tokyo

Signed on October 1, 1996 between the city and the former town of Takane, Yamanashi
Nishitokyo, Tokyo

Signed on February 4, 1999 between the former city of Tanashi, Tokyo and the former town of Sutama, Yamanashi
Arakawa-ku, Shinjuku-ku, and Higashimurayama (all from Tokyo) acts as a friendship cities (unsigned)

[edit] Overseas

Madison County, Kentucky

Signed on May 12, 1990 between the county and the former municipalities of Takane, Nagasaka, Oizumi, and Kobuchisawa
Lee Mass, Iowa

Signed on July 3, 1993 between the city and the former town of Sutama, Yamanashi
Pocheon, Gyeonggi-do

Signed on March 21, 2003 between the city and the former town of Takane, Yamanashi
Manchanno, Italy

Signed between the former town of Kobuchisawa, Yamanashi
Has the friendship ties with Crowsnest Pass, Alberta (unsigned).