Tomakomai
Tomakomai
苫小牧 | |
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Flag Emblem | |
Location of Tomakomai in Hokkaido (Iburi) | |
Tomakomai Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 42°38′N 141°36′E / 42.633°N 141.600°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Hokkaido |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido (Iburi) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hirofumi Iwakura |
| Area | |
| • Total | 561.49 km2 (216.79 sq mi) |
| Population (February 29, 2012) | |
| • Total | 174,216 |
| • Density | 310.27/km2 (803.6/sq mi) |
| Symbols | |
| • Tree | Japanese Rowan |
| • Flower | Tree flower: Hasukappu (Lonicera caerulea var. emphyllocalyx) Grass flower: Hanashōbu (Iris ensata var. ensata) |
| • Bird | Swan |
| • Others | Shell: Sakhalin surf clam (Pseudocardium sachalinense) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| City hall address | 4-5-6 Asahimachi, Tomakomai-shi, Hokkaido 053-8722 |
| Website | www |
Tomakomai (苫小牧市, Tomakomai-shi) is a Japanese city and port on the southern coast of Hokkaido It is the largest city in the Iburi Subprefecture.
History
The city was founded on April 1, 1948.
References
Other websites
Media related to Tomakomai, Hokkaido at Wikimedia Commons
- http://www.city.tomakomai.hokkaido.jp/e-page/ Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine; (in Japanese)