Kitahiroshima北広島市

Kitahiroshima-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Kitahiroshima (北広島市, Kitahiroshima-shi) is a city in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 58,171 (2020 census), area 119.05 km². Borders 6 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Hokkaidō Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name

北広島市

Reading

Kitahiroshima-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

58,171 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.5% from 59,064

Area

119.05 km²

Density

489 people per km²

Households

24,640

Under 15

11.0%

65 and over

33.4%

Foreign residents

372 (0.6%)

Code

01234 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kitahiroshima.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Kitahiroshima. Borders across water are not counted.

• Atsubetsu Ward厚別区(Sapporo)
• Kiyota Ward清田区(Sapporo)
• Ebetsu City江別市
• Eniwa City恵庭市
• Namporo Town南幌町
• Naganuma Town長沼町

Questions about Kitahiroshima

Is Kitahiroshima a city or a prefecture?

Kitahiroshima (北広島市) is a city (市, shi) in Hokkaidō Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Kitahiroshima?

Kitahiroshima is in Hokkaidō Prefecture (北海道), in the Hokkaidō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Kitahiroshima?

58,171 at the 2020 census, down 1.5% from 59,064 in 2015. The area is 119.05 km², which is 489 people per km². 24,640 households. 33.4% of residents are 65 or older and 11.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kitahiroshima?

Six: Atsubetsu Ward (厚別区) of Sapporo, Kiyota Ward (清田区) of Sapporo, Ebetsu City (江別市), Eniwa City (恵庭市), Namporo Town (南幌町), and Naganuma Town (長沼町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kitahiroshima in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kitahiroshima written in Japanese?

北広島市, read Kitahiroshima-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Kitahiroshima begin?

北海道北広島市… (Hokkaidō, Kitahiroshima-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.