Date, Hokkaido

Date
伊達市
Date City Hall
Location of Date in Hokkaido (Iburi Subprefecture)
Date
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 42°28′N 140°52′E / 42.467°N 140.867°E / 42.467; 140.867
CountryJapan
RegionHokkaido
PrefectureHokkaido (Iburi Subprefecture)
Government
  MayorKeita Horii (since May 2023)
Area
  Total
444.28 km2 (171.54 sq mi)
Population
 (October 1, 2020)
  Total
32,826
  Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address20-1 Kashimachō, Date-shi, Hokkaidō
052-0024
ClimateDfa/Dfb
Websitewww.city.date.hokkaido.jp
Symbols
FlowerAzalea
TreeSargent's cherry

Date (伊達市, Date-shi, [date], DAH-tay) is a city in Iburi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Date was established around 1869, and became a city on April 1, 1972.