| Hamakita | |||||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||||
| Settlement Type: | Former municipality | ||||
| Seal Type: | Emblem | ||||
| Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Japan | ||||
| Coordinates: | 34.7931°N 137.79°W | ||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||
| Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Chūbu (Tōkai) | ||||
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||||
| Subdivision Name2: | Shizuoka Prefecture | ||||
| Subdivision Type3: | District | ||||
| Extinct Title: | Merged | ||||
| Extinct Date: | July 1, 2005 (now part of Hamakita-ku, Hamamatsu) | ||||
| Leader Title: | Mayor | ||||
| Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||||
| Unit Pref: | Metric | ||||
| Area Total Km2: | 66.64 | ||||
| Population Total: | 86,653 | ||||
| Population As Of: | April 1, 2005 | ||||
| Population Density Km2: | 1300 | ||||
| Timezone1: | JST | ||||
| Utc Offset1: | +09:00 | ||||
| Blank Name Sec1: | City hall address | ||||
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was a city located in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
On April 1, 2005, the city had an estimated population of 86,653 and a density of 1,300.00 persons per km2. The total area was 66.64 km2. It is now part of ward of Hamakita when the city of Hamamatsu became a designated city on April 1, 2007.
On July 1, 2005, Hamakita, along with the city of Tenryū, the town of Haruno (from Shūchi District), the towns of Hosoe, Inasa and Mikkabi (all from Inasa District), the towns of Sakuma and Misakubo, the village of Tatsuyama (all from Iwata District), and the towns of Maisaka and Yūtō (both from Hamana District), was merged into the expanded city of Hamamatsu.[1] [2]
The name "Hamakita" is often mistaken to come from "North of the city of Hamamatsu" (浜松市の北). However, when the town of Hamakita was formed, the town took one letter each from the component villages of Hamana Village and Kitahama Village to form the name "Hamakita".