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is a city in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the most populous city and the commercial center in the subprefecture, although the subprefectural capital is Abashiri.Kitami is in central Okhotsk Subprefecture. The Kitami Mountains are nearby.As of April 30, 2017, the city has a population of 119,135, with 61,504 households, and a population density of 83 persons per km². The total area is 1,427.56km2.History1872: The village of founded1875: Notsukeushi-mura was given the kanji 野付牛村.1910: Train service arrives (then called the Ikeda Railway Line), connecting the village to Sapporo.1915: The villages of Rubeshibe and Oketo were split off.1916: Became Notsukeushi Town.1921: The villages of Tanno and Ainonai were split off.June 10, 1942: Kitami becomes a city.September 1956: The village of Ainonai was merged into Kitami.March 5, 2006: The towns of Rubeshibe, Tanno and Tokoro (all from Tokoro District) merged with the city of Kitami to form the new city of Kitami.