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Key facts
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Hokkaido
- Prefecture
- Hokkaido
- Subprefecture
- Ishikari Subprefecture
- Mayor
- Ryūichi Yokota
- Total
- 594.50 km (229.54 sq mi)
- Density
- 164.71/km (426.59/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+9 ( Japan Standard Time )
- Climate
- Dfb
- Website
- www .city .chitose .lg .jp
- Flower
- Azalea and hanashōbu ( Iris ensata var. ensata )
- Tree
- Japanese white birch and katsura ( Cercidiphyllum japonicum )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city of Japan
- Official name
- 千歳市
- Country
- Japan
- Population
- 92323
- Area
- 594.50
- Time zone
- UTC+09:00
- Shares border with
- Yuni
- Official website
- www.city.chitose.lg.jp
- Image
- Chitose street.JPG
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- twinned administrative body
- Changchun
- Commons category
- Chitose, Hokkaido
- topic's main category
- Category:Chitose, Hokkaido
- native label
- 千歳市
- name in kana
- ちとせし
- inception
- 1958-07-01
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Chitose, Hokkaido
- different from
- Japanese aircraft carrier Chitose
- associated electoral district
- Hokkaido 5th district
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Encyclopedic overview
Chitose (千歳市, Chitose-shi) is a city located in Ishikari Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan, and home to the New Chitose Airport, the biggest international airport in Hokkaido and closest airport to Sapporo, as well as the neighboring Chitose Air Base. As of February 1, 2024, the city had an estimated population of 97,919, with 52,196 households, and a population density of 165 persons per km. The total area is 594.50 km. The city was founded on July 1, 1958. The city is notable for having a Peace Pagoda, built by the Japanese Buddhist order Nipponzan Myohoji in 1978.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chitose” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.