Takikawa, Hokkaidō

Takikawa, Hokkaidō

Infobox City Japan
Name= Takikawa
JapaneseName= 滝川市
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Region= Hokkaidō
Prefecture= Hokkaidō (Sorachi)
District=
Area_km2= 115.82
PopDate= June 2008
Population= 44,465
Density_km2= 384
Coords=
LatitudeDegrees= 43
LatitudeMinutes= 33
LatitudeSeconds=
LongtitudeDegrees= 141
LongtitudeMinutes= 55
LongtitudeSeconds=
Tree= Platanus
Flower= Azalea and Cosmos
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SymbolDescription=
Mayor= Hiroshi Tamura
CityHallPostalCode= 073-8686
CityHallAddress=1-2-15, Ōmachi, Takikawa-shi, Hokkaidō
CityHallPhone= 0125-23-1234
CityHallLink= [http://www.city.takikawa.hokkaido.jp/ Takikawa City]
nihongo|Takikawa|滝川市|Takikawa-shi is a city located in Sorachi, Hokkaidō, Japan.

As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 44,465 and the density of 384 persons per km². The total area is 115.82 km².

The city was founded on July 1, 1958.

History

*1890 Takikawa Village opened
*1906 Takikawa becomes a Second Class Municipality
*1909 Takikawa becomes a First Class Municipality. Ebeotsu Village splits off
*1910 Takikawa Village becomes Takikawa Town
*1952 Ebeotsu Village becomes Ebeotsu Town
*July 1, 1958 Takikawa Town becomes Takikawa City
*1971 Ebeotsu Town merged

Famous People

*Miki Fujimoto - singer, radio show host. Hello! Project soloist, ex-Morning Musume member, half of the pop duo GAM

External links

*ja icon [http://www.city.takikawa.hokkaido.jp/ Official website]
* [http://www.act-takikawa.or.jp/en/index.htm Art Challenge Takikawa]


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