- Takikawa, Hokkaidō
Infobox City Japan
Name= Takikawa
JapaneseName= 滝川市
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Region=Hokkaidō
Prefecture=Hokkaidō (Sorachi)
District=
Area_km2= 115.82
PopDate= June 2008
Population= 44,465
Density_km2= 384
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LatitudeDegrees= 43
LatitudeMinutes= 33
LatitudeSeconds=
LongtitudeDegrees= 141
LongtitudeMinutes= 55
LongtitudeSeconds=
Tree=Platanus
Flower=Azalea and Cosmos
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Mayor=Hiroshi Tamura
CityHallPostalCode= 073-8686
CityHallAddress=1-2-15, Ōmachi, Takikawa-shi, Hokkaidō
CityHallPhone= 0125-23-1234
CityHallLink= [http://www.city.takikawa.hokkaido.jp/ Takikawa City] nihongo|Takikawa|滝川市|Takikawa-shi is a city located in Sorachi,Hokkaidō ,Japan .As of 2008, the city has an estimated
population of 44,465 and the density of 384 persons per km². The total area is 115.82 km².The city was founded on
July 1 ,1958 .History
*1890 Takikawa Village opened
*1906 Takikawa becomes a Second Class Municipality
*1909 Takikawa becomes a First Class Municipality. Ebeotsu Village splits off
*1910 Takikawa Village becomes Takikawa Town
*1952 Ebeotsu Village becomes Ebeotsu Town
*July 1 ,1958 Takikawa Town becomes Takikawa City
*1971 Ebeotsu Town mergedFamous People
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Miki Fujimoto - singer, radio show host.Hello! Project soloist, ex-Morning Musume member, half of the pop duo GAMExternal links
*ja icon [http://www.city.takikawa.hokkaido.jp/ Official website]
* [http://www.act-takikawa.or.jp/en/index.htm Art Challenge Takikawa]
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