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Ishikari, Hokkaido

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Country
  
Japan

Population
  
59,275 (31 Mar 2015)

Region
  
Hokkaidō

Local time
  
Thursday 9:26 AM

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Prefecture
  
Hokkaido (Ishikari Subprefecture)

Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

City hall address
  
1-30-2, Hanakawa Kita Roku-jō, Ishikari-shi, Hokkaidō 061-3292

Website
  
www.city.ishikari.hokkaido.jp

Weather
  
2°C, Wind NW at 29 km/h, 68% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Aoba Park, Benten Historical Park, Ishikarisakyunokaze Museum, Tarukawa Park, Hamanasunooka Park

Ishikari (石狩市, Ishikari-shi, Ainu: Iskarun) is a city located in Ishikari Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

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Map of Ishikari, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan

As of February 29, 2012, the city has an estimated population of 60,673, with 26,583 households and a density of 84.05 persons per km2. The total area is 721.86 km2 (279 sq mi).

On October 1, 2005, the village of Atsuta, from Atsuta District, and the village of Hamamasu, from Hamamasu District, merged into Ishikari.

History

  • 1902 Ishikari town was founded.
  • 1907 Ishikari town and Hanakawa village were merged to form Ishikari town.
  • 1996 Ishikari town became Ishikari city.
  • 2005 Atsuta village and Hamamasu village were merged into Ishikari city.

    • International

  • Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada (since 1983)
  • Vanino, Russia (since 1993)
  • Pengzhou, China (since 2000)

    • Domestic

  • Wajima, Ishikawa (since 2012)
  • Onna, Okinawa (since 2013)

    • University

  • Fuji Women's University, Hanakawa campus

    • High schools

  • Ishikari Minami High School (石狩南高校)
  • Ishikari Shōyō High School (石狩翔陽高校)

    • It also hosts Christ for the Nations Japan bible school, an official associate of the Christ for the Nations Institute in Texas.

    References

    Ishikari, Hokkaido Wikipedia
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