Tomakomai

Tomakomai (苫小牧市code: ja is deprecated , Tomakomai-shi) is a Japanese city and port on the southern coast of Hokkaido It is the largest city in the Iburi Subprefecture.

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City
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Location of Tomakomai in Hokkaido (Iburi)
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)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- 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)
Address	4-5-6 Asahimachi, Tomakomai-shi, Hokkaido 053-8722
Website	www.city.tomakomai.hokkaido.jp

History

The city was founded on April 1, 1948.

Tomakomai Media

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  A view of Tomakomai, Hokkaido from an aeroplane

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  Tomakomai City Hall in Hokkaidō, Japan

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  Utonai Lake, Hokkaido, Japan on Oct, 2005*ウトナイ湖 (北海道) 2005年10月撮影 Photographer ほくなん, this work is in PD

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  Arctic surf clam curry, which the city is known for

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)