Hokuto, Yamanashi

Infobox City Japan
Name= Hokuto
JapaneseName= 北杜市
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Region= Chūbu
Prefecture= Yamanashi
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Area_km2= 602.89
PopDate= July 1, 2006
Population= 50,084
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Coords= coord|35|47|N|138|25|E|region:JP_type:city
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CityHallPostalCode= 408-0188
CityHallAddress= 961-1 Daizu-namada, Sutama-chō, Hokuto-shi, Yamanashi-ken
CityHallPhone= 0551-42-1111
CityHallLink= [http://www.city.hokuto.nagano.jp/ City of Hokuto]

nihongo|Hokuto|北杜市|Hokuto-shi is a city located in Yamanashi, Japan.

Description

The city of Hokuto was founded by the merging of all the towns within the Kitakoma District except for the former town of Futaba, which merged with two municipalities to form the new city of Kai. With the newly formed towns, the Kitakoma District was dissolved.

Geography

urrounding municipalities

History

Municipal Timeline

*November 1, 2004-The city was founded on from the merger of seven towns and villages, all from Kitakoma District.
** Akeno
** Hakushu
** Mukawa
** Nagasaka
** Oizumi
** Sutama
** Takane
*March 15, 2006-The city also merged with a town from also from Kitakoma District.
** Kobuchisawa:: Since Kobuchisawa is the only town left in Kitakoma District after the creation of Hokuto, Kitakoma District was officially dissolved.

ister Cities

*Fukuroi, Shizuoka
*:Signed on March 9, 1987 between the Former town of Asaba, Shizuoka and the former village of Akeno, Yamanashi
*Joetsu, Niigata
*:Signed on January 17, 1991 between the former towns of Kakizaki, Niigata and Sutama, Yamanashi
*Hamura, Tokyo
*:Signed on October 1, 1996 between the city and the former town of Takane, Yamanashi
*Nishitokyo, Tokyo
*:Signed on February 4, 1999 between the former city of Tanashi, Tokyo and the former town of Sutama, Yamanashi
*Arakawa-ku, Shinjuku-ku, and Higashimurayama (all from Tokyo) acts as a friendship cities (unsigned)

Overseas

* Madison County, Kentucky
*:Signed on May 12, 1990 between the county and the former municipalities of Takane, Nagasaka, Oizumi, and Kobuchisawa
* LeMars, Iowa
*:Signed on July 3, 1993 between the city and the former town of Sutama, Yamanashi
* Pocheon, Gyeonggi-do
*:Signed on March 21, 2003 between the city and the former town of Takane, Yamanashi
* Manchanno, Italy
*:Signed between the former town of Kobuchisawa, Yamanashi
* Has the friendship ties with flagicon|Canada Crowsnest Pass, Alberta (unsigned).

External links

*ja icon [http://www.city.hokuto.yamanashi.jp/hokuto/ Hokuto official website]