Hamakita, Shizuoka

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 km2.

On July 1, 2005, Hamakita, along with the city of Tenryū, the town of Haruno (from Shūchi District), the towns of Hosoe, Inasa and Mikkabi (all from Inasa District), the towns of Sakuma and Misakubo, the village of Tatsuyama (all from Iwata District), and the towns of Maisaka and Yūtō (both from Hamana District), was merged into the expanded city of Hamamatsu.

[1][2] The name "Hamakita" is often mistaken to come from "North of the city of Hamamatsu" (浜松市の北).

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