It reads きたかみし — Kitakami Shi.
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Kitakami is a city located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 June 2019, the city had an estimated population of 92,311, and a population density of 210 persons per km2 in 37,085 households. The total area of the city is 437.55 square kilometres (168.94 sq mi). The city is famous for the sakura that bloom in Tenshochi Park.
Measured as real great-circle distance from Kitakami.
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北上市 is read きたかみし (Kitakami Shi). It is a city in Iwate Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Kitakami has a population of 92,348 across 438 km², making it the 288th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 5th largest of the 33 in Iwate.
The closest municipalities to Kitakami are Kanegasaki Cho (10 km), Hanamaki Shi (11 km), Oshu Shi (16 km).