Hokuto, Yamanashi
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Hokuto 北杜市 |
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Keep farm in Kiyosato Plateau
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.svg) Location of Hokuto in Yamanashi Prefecture |
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 Hokuto
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| Coordinates: 35°46′35.3″N 138°25′25.1″E / 35.776472°N 138.423639°ECoordinates: 35°46′35.3″N 138°25′25.1″E / 35.776472°N 138.423639°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu) | ||
| Prefecture | Yamanashi Prefecture | ||
| Government | |||
| • - Mayor | Masashi Shirakura (since November 2004) | ||
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| • Total | 602.48 km2 (232.62 sq mi) | ||
| Population (November 1, 2015) | |||
| • Total | 45,362 | ||
| • Density | 75.3/km2 (195/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
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| • 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 |
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Hokuto (北杜市 Hokuto-shi?) is a city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
As of November 2015, the city had an estimated population of 45,362 and a population density of 75.3 persons per km2. The total area was 602.48 square kilometres (232.62 sq mi).
Hokuto is located in far northwest Yamanashi Prefecture. Most of the area of the city is elevated highland and forested. With a cooler alpine climate in summer, smaller towns such as Kiyosato are a popular location for second homes.
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.
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