Ishikari, Hokkaido

Ishikari 石狩市
City
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Location of Ishikari in Hokkaido (Ishikari Subprefecture)
Ishikari Location in Japan
Coordinates: 43°10′N 141°19′E / 43.167°N 141.317°ECoordinates: 43°10′N 141°19′E / 43.167°N 141.317°E
Country	Japan
Region	Hokkaidō
Prefecture	Hokkaido (Ishikari Subprefecture)
Government
• Mayor	Katsusuke Taoka
Area
• Total	721.86 km^2 (278.71 sq mi)
Population (March 31, 2015)
• Total	59,275
• Density	82/km^2 (210/sq mi)
Symbols
• Tree	Daimyo oak
• Flower	Rugosa rose
• Bird	Common gull
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City Hall Address	1-30-2, Hanakawa Kita Roku-jō, Ishikari-shi, Hokkaidō 061-3292
Website	www.city.ishikari.hokkaido.jp

Ishikari (石狩市 Ishikari-shi, Ainu: Iskarun) is a city located in Ishikari Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

As of February 29, 2012, the city has an estimated population of 60,673, with 26,583 households and a density of 84.05 persons per km². The total area is 721.86 km² (279 sq mi).

On October 1, 2005, the village of Atsuta, from Atsuta District, and the village of Hamamasu, from Hamamasu District, merged into Ishikari.

History

• 1902 Ishikari town was founded.
• 1907 Ishikari town and Hanakawa village were merged to form Ishikari town.
• 1996 Ishikari town became Ishikari city.
• 2005 Atsuta village and Hamamasu village were merged into Ishikari city.

Sister cities

International

• Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada (since 1983)^[1]
• Vanino, Russia (since 1993)
• Pengzhou, China (since 2000)

Domestic

• Wajima, Ishikawa (since 2012)
• Onna, Okinawa (since 2013)

Education

University

• Fuji Women's University, Hanakawa campus^[2]

High schools

• Ishikari Minami High School (石狩南高校)
• Ishikari Shōyō High School (石狩翔陽高校)

It also hosts Christ for the Nations Japan bible school,^[3] an official associate of the Christ for the Nations Institute in Texas.

References

1. Outline of Ishikari
2. Fuji Women's University
3. Christ For The Nations Japan

External links

• Official website (Japanese)
• Official website (English)