Hokuto, Hokkaidō

Infobox City Japan
Name= Hokuto
JapaneseName= 北斗市
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Region= Hokkaidō
Prefecture= Hokkaidō
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Area_km2= 397.29
PopDate= March.31, 2008
Population= 49.452
Density_km2= 125
Coords= coord|41|49|N|140|39|E|region:JP_type:city
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Mayor= Junzō Ebisawa
CityHallPostalCode= 049-0192
CityHallAddress= 1-3-10 Chūō, Hokuto-shi, Hokkaidō
CityHallPhone= 0138-73-3111
CityHallLink= [http://www.city.hokuto.hokkaido.jp/ City of Hokuto] nihongo|Hokuto|北斗市|Hokuto-shi is a city in the center of the Oshima Subprefecture in Japan's northern island of Hokkaidō. It was formed on February 1, 2006 from merging the towns Kamiiso in the Kamiiso District and Ōno in the Kameda District. Hokuto is the third city to be established in Oshima. (The second, Kameda City, no longer exists being dissolved just two years after its founding in 1971). Hokuto is the second largest city in Oshima by population after Hakodate.

Geography

Hokuto is located in the middle of Oshima, a peninsula in Hokkaidō's south. The southeast portion is mostly plains and the western part is more mountainous. The south borders the Hakodate Bay. The Ōno River runs north and south through the middle of Hokuto.
*Mountain: Katsuratake (734m)
*Rivers: Ōno, Hekirichi
*Lake: Kamiiso
*Forest parks: Hachirounuma Koen

Neighboring regions

* Oshima Subprefecture
** Hakodate City
** Kamiiso District: Kikonai Town
** Kameda District: Nanae Town
** Kayabe District: Mori Town
* Hiyama Subprefecture
** Hiyama District: Assabu Town

External links

*ja icon [http://www.city.hokuto.hokkaido.jp/ Official website]