• Yokote Police Station
  • 2020.01.22
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History of Yokote Police Station
Meiji 8 Akita Police Station No. 3 Branch Office No. 6 Ward No. 5 Camp established
Meiji 9 Renamed Akita Police Station Yokote Branch Office No. 7
Meiji 10 Renamed to Yokote Police Station
1948 With the reform of the police system, municipal police stations were established in Yokote-machi, and Hiraka district police stations were established in rural areas.
1951 Hiraka district office renamed Yokote district office
1954 Yokote Municipal Police Station and Yokote District Police Station were abolished and renamed Yokote Police Station due to the revision of the Police Law.
December 1, 1976 Newly relocated the government building to the current location
April 1, 2005 Due to organizational restructuring, part of the Masuda Police Station was merged to create the new Yokote Police Station.

April 19, 2019 New government building operation start

Photo: Yokote Police Station New Government Building

Yokote Police Station is located in the southeastern part of Akita Prefecture, and covers Yokote City, Hiraka County (former Hiraka Town, former Omonogawa Town, former Omori Town, former Masuda Town, former Jumonji Town, former Daio Village, former Yamauchi Village) and Ogatsu. The county is part of the jurisdiction and covers an area of approximately 897 square kilometers.
As for transportation, the JR Ou Main Line runs north-south, the JR Kitakami Line crosses the Ou Mountains, and the Ugo Kotsu Bus runs vertically and horizontally.
The road network includes National Route 13 running north-south, National Route 107 running east-west, National Routes 342 and 397 leading to Iwate Prefecture, and the Akita Expressway and Yokote-Yuzawa Road leading to the Tohoku Judan Expressway. increase.

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