- Kitami, Hokkaidō
Infobox City Japan
Name= Kitami
JapaneseName= 北見市
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Region=Hokkaidō
Prefecture=Hokkaidō (Abashiri)
District=
Area_km2= 1427.56
PopDate= March 2008
Population= 126,508
Density_km2= 89.2
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LatitudeDegrees= 43
LatitudeMinutes= 48
LatitudeSeconds=
LongtitudeDegrees= 143
LongtitudeMinutes= 54
LongtitudeSeconds=
Tree=Japanese Yew
Flower=Chrysanthemum
Bird=
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SymbolDescription= Flag
Mayor=Hideo Shirai
CityHallPostalCode= 090-8501
CityHallAddress= 1, Higashi Ni-chōme, Kita Go-jō, Kitami-shi, Hokkaidō
CityHallPhone= 0157-23-7111
CityHallLink= [http://www.city.kitami.lg.jp/ Kitami City] nihongo|Kitami|北見市|Kitami-shi is a city located inAbashiri subprefecture ,Hokkaidō ,Japan . It is the most populous city and the commercial center in the subprefecture, although the subprefectural capital is Abashiri.As of March 31, 2008, the city has a
population of 126,508 and a density of 89.2 persons per km². The total area is 1,427.56 km².History
*1872 The village of Notsukeushi-mura (ノツケウシ村) founded
*1875 Notsukeushi-mura given thekanji 野付牛村.
*1915 The villages of Rubeshibe and Oketo (which was re-split, now the towns of Oketo and Kunneppu) were split off.
*1916 Became Notsukeushi Town.
*1921 The villages of Tanno and Ainonai were split off.
*June 10 ,1942 Kitami becomes a city.
*September, 1956 The village of Ainonai was merged into Kitami.
*April, 1971 The population exceeded 100,000.Fact|date=June 2008
*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.See also
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Kitami Institute of Technology International view
* International Culture Club - ICC JAPAN- Birthplace: Rubeshibe town - Kitami City- Year: 1999- Founder: Hussein Zanaty / Egyptian- Message : Peace in sharing the world / Exchange culture activities between Japan & Egypt
External links
* [http://www.city.kitami.lg.jp/ Official website]
* [http://www.city.kitami.lg.jp/e/index.htm Official website]
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