Hokuto, Yamanashi
| Hokuto 北杜市 | |||
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  Hokuto | |||
| Coordinates: 35°47′N 138°26′E / 35.783°N 138.433°ECoordinates: 35°47′N 138°26′E / 35.783°N 138.433°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Chūbu (Tōkai) | ||
| Prefecture | Yamanashi Prefecture | ||
| Government | |||
| • - Mayor | Masashi Shirakura (since November 2004) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 602.89 km2 (232.78 sq mi) | ||
| Population (July 1, 2012) | |||
| • Total | 46,559 | ||
| • Density | 77.2/km2 (200/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| - Tree | Japanese Red Pine | ||
| - Flower | Sunflower | ||
| -Bird | Ural Owl | ||
| Phone number | 0551-42-1111 | ||
| Address | 961-1 Daizu-namada, Sutama-chō, Hokuto-shi, Yamanashi-ken 408-0188 | ||
| Website | www.city.hokuto.yamanashi.jp | ||
Hokuto (北杜市 Hokuto-shi) is a city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
As of July 2012, the city has an estimated population of 46,559 and a population density of 77.2 persons per km². The total area is 602.89 km².
Geography
Hokuto is located in far northwest Yamanashi Prefecture. Most of the area of the city is mountainous.
Neighboring municipalities
History
During the Edo period, all of Kai Province was tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate. During the cadastral reform of the early Meiji period in April 1, 1889, the rural district of Kitakoma was formed.
The modern city of Hokuto was established on November 1, 2004, from the merger of the towns of Hakushū, Nagasaka, Sutama and Takane, and the villages of Akeno, Mukawa and Ōizumi (all from Kitakoma District).
On March 15, 2006, Hokuto absorbed the town of Kobuchisawa (also from Kitakoma District). Kitakoma District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
Education
Transportation
Railway
Highway
Sister cities
- Fukuroi, Shizuoka – since March 9, 1987 between former Asaba, Shizuoka and former Akeno, Yamanashi- - Joetsu, Niigata – since January 17, 1991 between former Misaka Town and former Kakizaki, Niigata and Sutama, Yamanashi
- - Hamura, Tokyo – since October 1, 1996 with former Takane Town
- - Nishitokyo, Tokyo since February 4, 1999 between former Tanashi, Tokyo and the former town of Sutama, Yamanashi
- Madison County, Kentucky, USA – since May 12, 1990 with former municipalities of Takane, Nagasaka, Ōizumi, and Kobuchisawa- - LeMars, Iowa, USA – since July 3, 1993 with former Sutama Town
– Pocheon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea – since March 21, 2003 with former Takane Town-
- Manciano, Tuscany, Italy with former Kobuchisawa Town -
- Crowsnest Pass, Alberta (unratified)
External links
Media related to Hokuto, Yamanashi at Wikimedia Commons
- Hokuto City official website (Japanese)
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