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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. It is now part of ward of Hamakita when the city of Hamamatsu became a designated city on April 1, 2007.
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.
Hamakita, former city, Shizuoka ken (prefecture), Honshu, Japan, on the west bank of the Tenryū River, northeast of Hamamatsu. In 2005 it became part of Hamamatsu. Hamakita’s cotton industry began in the late 19th century and grew to some 500 factories; cotton manufacturing declined at the end of.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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.
Here are the timelines of Hamamatsu and its regions: Old Hamamatsu, Hamakita, Maisaka, Yuto, Hosoe, Mikkabi, Inasa, Tatsuyama, Sakuma, Misakubo, Haruno, Tenryu.
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.
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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.
