Date (Hokkaidō)

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Date-shi
伊達 市
Date
Geographical location in Japan
Date (Hokkaidō) (Japan)
Red pog.svg
Region : Hokkaidō
Prefecture : Hokkaidō
Coordinates : 42 ° 28 '  N , 140 ° 52'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 28 '19 "  N , 140 ° 51' 53"  E
Basic data
Surface: 444.28 km²
Residents : 33,952
(September 30, 2019)
Population density : 76 inhabitants per km²
Community key : 01233-5
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Date flag / coat of arms
Tree : Prunus sargentii
Flower : Azaleas
town hall
Address : Date City Hall
20 - 1 , Kashima-chō
Date shi
Hokkaido  052-0024
Website URL: http://www.city.date.hokkaido.jp/
Location Dates in Hokkaido Prefecture
Location dates in the prefecture

Date ( jap. 伊達 市 , - shi ) is a city in the Iburi sub-prefecture on the island of Hokkaidō ( Japan ).

geography

Date is about an hour or two south of Sapporo by car .

history

The community was founded in 1869 by samurai warriors of the Date clan ( Japanese 伊達 村 , - Date-mura ).
On August 1, 1925, it was raised to a small town ( Japanese 町 , - chō ), on April 1, 1972, it became a city ( Japanese 市 , - shi ).
The village of Otaki ( Japanese 大 滝 村 , - mura ) from Usu County ( Japanese 有 珠 郡 , - gun ) was incorporated into the city of Date on March 1, 2006.

traffic

The Datemombetsu Station is an express stop at the Muroran Main Line . The Iburi line to Kutchan was shut down in 1986. Date is accessible from the Chuo Expressway and National Roads 37, 276 and 453.

Town twinning

Neighboring cities and communities

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Date (Hokkaidō)  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 市区 町 村 変 遷 情報