Kitami北見市
Kitami-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Kitami (北見市, Kitami-shi) is a city in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 115,480 (2020 census), area 1,427.41 km². Borders 11 places.
A city (市 / shi) in Hokkaidō Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 北見市
- Reading
- Kitami-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Hokkaidō 北海道
- Region
- Hokkaidō 北海道
- Population
- 115,480 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -4.7% from 121,226
- Area
- 1,427.41 km²
- Density
- 81 people per km²
- Households
- 55,188
- Under 15
- 10.4%
- 65 and over
- 33.9%
- Foreign residents
- 425 (0.4%)
- Code
- 01208 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.kitami.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
11 places share a land border with Kitami. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Kitami
- Is Kitami a city or a prefecture?
- Kitami (北見市) is a city (市, shi) in Hokkaidō Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
- Where is Kitami?
- Kitami is in Hokkaidō Prefecture (北海道), in the Hokkaidō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.
- What is the population of Kitami?
- 115,480 at the 2020 census, down 4.7% from 121,226 in 2015. The area is 1,427.41 km², which is 81 people per km². 55,188 households. 33.9% of residents are 65 or older and 10.4% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Kitami?
- 11: Abashiri City (網走市), Kamikawa Town (上川町), Bihoro Town (美幌町), Tsubetsu Town (津別町), Kunneppu Town (訓子府町), Oketo Town (置戸町), Saroma Town (佐呂間町), Engaru Town (遠軽町), Yubetsu Town (湧別町), Ozora Town (大空町), and Kamishihoro Town (上士幌町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kitami in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Kitami written in Japanese?
- 北見市, read Kitami-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.
- How does an address in Kitami begin?
- 北海道北見市… (Hokkaidō, Kitami-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.
Boundaries and neighbours: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population, households, and age groups: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Website and Wikipedia links: Wikidata.