- Hamakita, Shizuoka
was a city located in Shizuoka,
Japan . The city was amalgamated by the city of Hamamatsu on July 1, 2005 along with 11 municipalities.As of
April 1 ,2005 -final population data before theJuly 1 ,2005 amagalation, the city has an estimatedpopulation of 87,810. The total area is 66.64 km².Municipal Timeline
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July 1 ,1963 -The city was founded after the town of Hamakita gained city status.
*July 1 ,2005 -The city was amalgamated by the city of Hamamatsu along with 11 municipalities.
*April 1 ,2007 -The city of Hamamatsu is scheduled to become a designated city and the Hamakita-ku will be founded at the sametime.External links
* [http://www.city.hamamatsu.shizuoka.jp/ward/hamakitaku/index.html Hamakita official website] in Japanese
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