Muroran室蘭市

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

Muroran (室蘭市, Muroran-shi) is a city in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 82,383 (2020 census), area 81.01 km². Borders 2 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

室蘭市

Reading

Muroran-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

82,383 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.0% from 88,564

Area

81.01 km²

Density

1,017 people per km²

Households

41,766

Under 15

9.4%

65 and over

37.1%

Foreign residents

408 (0.5%)

Code

01205 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.muroran.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Muroran. Borders across water are not counted.

• Noboribetsu City登別市
• Date City伊達市

Questions about Muroran

Is Muroran a city or a prefecture?

Muroran (室蘭市) 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 Muroran?

Muroran 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 Muroran?

82,383 at the 2020 census, down 7.0% from 88,564 in 2015. The area is 81.01 km², which is 1,017 people per km². 41,766 households. 37.1% of residents are 65 or older and 9.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Muroran?

Two: Noboribetsu City (登別市) and Date City (伊達市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Muroran in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Muroran written in Japanese?

室蘭市, read Muroran-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 Muroran begin?

北海道室蘭市… (Hokkaidō, Muroran-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.