Tomakomai
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.
Tomakomai
苫小牧 | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Emblem | |
 Location of Tomakomai in Hokkaido (Iburi) | |
  Tomakomai Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 42°38′N 141°36′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 |
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)
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