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:''This page is about the city in Hokkaido. For the train station in Tokyo see Kitami Station (Tokyo).''
is a city located in Abashiri subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan.
As of August 31, 2006, the city has a population of 128,536 and a density of 90 persons per km². The total area is 1,427.56 km².

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History

★ 1872 The village of Notsukeushi-mura (ノツケウシ村) founded

★ 1875 Notsukeushi-mura given the kanji 野付牛村.

★ 1915 The villages of Rubeshibe and Oketo (which was re-split, now the towns of Oketo and Kunneppu) were split off.

★ 1916 Became Notsukeushi Town.

★ 1921 The villages of Tanno and Ainonai were split off.

★ June 10, 1942 Kitami becomes a city.

★ September, 1956 The village of Ainonai was merged into Kitami.

★ April, 1971 The population exceeded 100,000.

★ On March 5, 2006, the towns of Tanno, Rubeshibe and Tokoro (all from Tokoro District) merged with the city of Kitami to form the new city of Kitami.

External links

★ Official website

★ Official website