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July 1, 2005
- On July 1, 2005, Hamakita, along with the city of Tenryū, the town of Haruno (from Shūchi District), the towns of Hosoe, Inasa and Mikkabi (all from Inasa District), the towns of Sakuma and Misakubo, the village of Tatsuyama (all from Iwata District), and the towns of Maisaka and Yūtō (both from Hamana District), was merged into the expanded city of Hamamatsu.
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Hamakita (浜北市, Hamakita-shi) was a city located in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. On April 1, 2005, the city had an estimated population of 86,653 and a density of 1,300.00 persons per km 2. The total area was 66.64 km 2.
Oct 19, 2024 · In 2005 the city of Hamakita and several other surrounding municipalities were merged administratively into Hamamatsu city. Pop. (2010) 800,866; (2015) 797,980. This article was most recently revised and updated by Michael Ray. Hamamatsu, city, southwestern Shizuoka ken (prefecture), central Honshu, Japan.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Hamakita-ku (浜北区) was a ward in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is bordered by Tenryū-ku, Higashi-ku, Naka-ku and the city of Iwata. The Tenryū River and the Akaishi Mountains form natural boundaries for the ward. Hamakita Ward was established on April 1, 2007.
Tenryu-shi, Hamakita-shi, Haruno-cho, Tatsuyama-mura, Sakuma-cho, Misakubo-cho, Maisaka-cho, Yuto-cho, Hosoe-cho, Inasa-cho，and Mikkabi-cho were incorporated into Hamamatsu-shi as of July 1, 2005.
Although Hamamatsu-han and Shizuoka-han initially merged and became Shizuoka Prefecture in July 1871, the prefecture was later divided into Hamamatsu Prefecture and Shizuoka Prefecture in November of that year. Five years later, Hamamatsu Prefecture was incorporated into Shizuoka Prefecture again.
It was originally Hamakita City, an administrative district separate from Hamamatsu City, but was promoted to Hamakita Ward on April 1, 2007, when Hamamatsu City and its surrounding areas were integrated and designated as an ordinance-designated city.
Naka-ku, Higashi-ku, Nishi-ku, Minami-ku and Kita-ku will be merged into a new Chūō-ku, Hamakita-ku and Kita-ku will become Hamana-ku, while Tenryu-ku will remain unchanged. The reorganization was initially approved by a referendum held on April 7, 2019.
