Kitami [city] - Kitami

Japanese: 北見[市] - きたみ

A city in northeastern Hokkaido. It was incorporated as a city in 1942. The Tokoro River flows into the Sea of Okhotsk, and the area borders Lake Saroma. The city covers the Kitami Basin and the surrounding mountainous areas in the middle reaches of the river. The Sekihoku Main Line and the Tokachi-Okhotsk Expressway pass through the city. The area began as a settlement by the Tondenhei soldiers, and the bottom of the basin became a paddy field, with large fields on the terraces and gentle slopes. The city produces rice, onions, potatoes, and miscellaneous grains, and in the city, agricultural processing such as flour milling, alcohol, dairy products, and sugar refining, as well as wood industries such as pulpwood and plywood, are thriving. The area was once a major producer of mint, accounting for 70% of the world market, but after World War II, it was pressured by the entry of imported synthetic mint into the market and switched to being a major onion producer. The Kitami Mint Memorial Museum is located in part of the former mint factory. In March 2006, the towns of Tokoro, Rubeshibe, and Tanno were incorporated into Tokoro County. ^{The area is 1,427.41 km2} . The population is 125,689 (2010).
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Japanese:

北海道北東部の市。1942年市制。市域はオホーツク海に注ぐ常呂(ところ)川下流部ではサロマ湖に接し，中流の北見盆地とその周辺山地を占め，石北本線，十勝オホーツク自動車道が通じる。屯田兵の開拓に始まり，盆地底は水田となり，段丘面や緩斜面に広い畑がある。米，タマネギ，ジャガイモ，雑穀を産し，市街地では製粉，アルコール，乳製品，製糖などの農産加工，パルプ用材，合板などの木材工業が盛んである。かつてはこの付近一帯はハッカの大産地で世界市場の７割も占めていたが，第２次大戦後，輸入の合成ハッカの市場進出におされ，タマネギの主産地に転換した。旧ハッカ工場の一部に北見ハッカ記念館がある。2006年３月常呂郡常呂町，留辺蘂町，端野町を編入。1427.41km²。12万5689人（2010）。
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