Kitami, Hokkaido
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Kitami 北見市 |
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Clockwise from top: View of downtown Kitami from Southhill Forest Park, Pierson Memorial Museum, Takinoyu Spa, Kitami BBQ Festival in February, Wakka Nature Center, Street in Onneyu area, Kitami Municipal Curling Arena
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 Location of Kitami in Hokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture) |
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 Kitami
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| Coordinates: 43°48′N 143°54′E / 43.800°N 143.900°ECoordinates: 43°48′N 143°54′E / 43.800°N 143.900°E | ||
| Country | Japan | |
| Region | Hokkaido | |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture) | |
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| • Mayor | Makoto Sakurada | |
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| • Total | 1,427.56 km2 (551.18 sq mi) | |
| Population (March 1, 2012) | ||
| • Total | 124,789 | |
| • Density | 87.55/km2 (226.8/sq mi) | |
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| • Tree | Japanese Yew | |
| • Flower | Chrysanthemum | |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | |
| City hall address | 1 Higashi Ni-chōme, Kita Go-jō, Kitami-shi, Hokkaido 090-8501 |
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| Website | www |
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Kitami (北見市 Kitami-shi?) is a city in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the most populous city and the commercial center in the subprefecture, although the subprefectural capital is Abashiri.
Kitami is in central Okhotsk Subprefecture. The Kitami Mountains are nearby.
As of March 1, 2012, the city has a population of 124,789, with 60,646 households, and a population density of 87.55 persons per km². The total area is 1,427.56 km2 (551.18 sq mi).
Kitami at one time exported mint (known as hakka locally), supplying 70% of the world's mint consumption.
Kitami is home to the Kitami Institute of Technology, an engineering university that originally opened in 1960, and the Japanese Red Cross Hokkaido College of Nursing, established in 1999 by the Japanese Red Cross through consolidation of several other institutions.
The city has strong associations with the sport of curling, inherited from the former town of Tokoro absorbed into the city in 2006. Interest in the sport grew following a friendship visit in 1980 by a curling team from Alberta in Canada. An outdoor curling rink was built in Tokoro the following year, and it hosted the 1st NHK Cup Curling Championship. In January 1988, the town built a dedicated 5-lane curling hall, the first in Japan. This eventually closed in early 2013, replaced by a new, larger, all-year-round structure.
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