Hokuto, Hokkaido
Hokuto (北斗市, Hokuto-shi) is a city in the center of the Oshima Subprefecture in Japan's northern island of Hokkaido. It serves as a bedroom community for Hakodate, to the east of the city. Hokuto was formed on February 1, 2006, from merging the town of Kamiiso, from Kamiiso District, and the town of Ōno, from Kameda District. Hokuto is the third city to be established in Oshima. (The second, Kameda, no longer exists, being dissolved just two years after its founding in 1971). Hokuto is the second largest city in Oshima by population after the city of Hakodate.
Hokuto
北斗市 | |
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Hokuto City Hall | |
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Flag Emblem | |
Location of Hokuto in Hokkaido (Oshima Subprefecture) | |
Hokuto Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 41°49′27″N 140°39′10″E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Hokkaido |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido (Oshima Subprefecture) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Toshimine Takaya |
| Area | |
| • Total | 397.29 km2 (153.39 sq mi) |
| Population (March 1, 2020) | |
| • Total | 46,083 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 1-3-10 Chūō, Hokuto-shi, Hokkaidō 049-0192 |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Spring: Sakura Summer: Marigold Autumn: Mukuge |
| Mascot | Zushihocky |
| Tree | Japanese Black Pine and Japanese beech |
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