Kitakami, Iwate
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Kitakami 北上市 |
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Kitakami City Hall
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 Location of Kitakami in Iwate Prefecture |
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 Kitakami
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| Coordinates: 39°17′12.3″N 141°6′47.5″E / 39.286750°N 141.113194°ECoordinates: 39°17′12.3″N 141°6′47.5″E / 39.286750°N 141.113194°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Tōhoku | ||
| Prefecture | Iwate | ||
| Government | |||
| • -Mayor | Toshihiko Takahashi (since May 2011) | ||
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| • Total | 437.55 km2 (168.94 sq mi) | ||
| Population (September 2015) | |||
| • Total | 93,345 | ||
| • Density | 213/km2 (550/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
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| • Tree | Sakura | ||
| • Flower | White lily | ||
| • Bird | Grey wagtail | ||
| Phone number | 0197-64-2111 | ||
| Address | 1-1 Yoshi-cho, Kitakami-shi, Iwate-ken 024-8501 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Kitakami (北上市 Kitakami-shi?) is a city located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. As of September 2015, the city had an estimated population of 93,345 and a population density of 213 persons per km2. The total area was 437.55 square kilometres (168.94 sq mi). The city is famous for the sakura that bloom in Tenshochi Park.
Kitakami is located in south-central Iwate Prefecture, in the Kitakami River valley.
The area of present-day Kitakami was part of ancient Mutsu Province, and has been settled since at least the Jomon period by the Emishi people. During the later portion of the Heian period, the area was ruled by the Northern Fujiwara. During the Sengoku period, the area was contested by various samurai clans before being divided between the Nambu clan of Morioka Domain and the Date clan of Sendai Domain during the Edo period, under the Tokugawa shogunate.
The modern city of Kitakami was founded on April 1, 1954, by the merger of the villages of Kurosawajiri, Iitoyo, Futako, Saraki, Oniyanai, Aisari and Fukuoka. On April 1, 1991 when Kitakami absorbed the neighboring village of Ezuriko and town of Waga (both from Waga District).
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