Chitose, Hokkaidō

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Chitose (千歳市 Chitose-shi) is a city located in Ishikari, Hokkaido, Japan.

As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 90,231 and the density of 151.66 persons per km². The total area is 594.95 km².

The city was founded on July 1, 1958. New Chitose Airport, the main airport for Sapporo, and the neighboring Chitose Air Base are located in the city.

It is bounded by Eniwa in the north.

Chitose is accessed by two expressways with an interchange in the west and another in the north on a separate expressway and the Chitose-Eniwa Junction connecting with the Eastern Hokkaido Expressway in the northwest. Chitose is also linked by route 36 and routes 274, 276, 337 and 453.

Chitose also has a university (Chitose Institute of Science and Technology), 2 high schools, 18 junior schools and 10 elementary schools.

1 Twinnings
2 History
3 External links
4 See also

[edit] Twinnings

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[edit] History

In 1926, the railway (now part of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR-Hokkaido)) was opened in August of 1926. The railway became part of Japan National Railway (JNR) in 1943.

1880 Chitose(Chitose,Osatsu,Usakumai,Rankoshi,Izari,Shimamatsu) Village opened
1897 Eniwa(Izari and Shimamatsu) Village(now City) splits off
1915 Chitose(Chitose,Osatsu,Usakumai,Rankoshi) becomes a Second Class Municipality
1939 Chitose becomes a First Class Municipality
1942 Chitose Village becomes Chitose Town
July 1, 1958 Chitose Town becomes Chitose City