Obihiro帯広市

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

Obihiro (帯広市, Obihiro-shi) is a city in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 166,536 (2020 census), area 619.34 km². Borders 8 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

帯広市

Reading

Obihiro-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

166,536 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.6% from 169,327

Area

619.34 km²

Density

269 people per km²

Households

80,175

Under 15

11.5%

65 and over

29.6%

Foreign residents

722 (0.4%)

Code

01207 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.obihiro.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

8 places share a land border with Obihiro. Borders across water are not counted.

• Hidaka Town日高町
• Biratori Town平取町
• Niikappu Town新冠町
• Otofuke Town音更町
• Memuro Town芽室町
• Nakasatsunai Village中札内村
• Sarabetsu Village更別村
• Makubetsu Town幕別町

Questions about Obihiro

Is Obihiro a city or a prefecture?

Obihiro (帯広市) 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 Obihiro?

Obihiro 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 Obihiro?

166,536 at the 2020 census, down 1.6% from 169,327 in 2015. The area is 619.34 km², which is 269 people per km². 80,175 households. 29.6% of residents are 65 or older and 11.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Obihiro?

Eight: Hidaka Town (日高町), Biratori Town (平取町), Niikappu Town (新冠町), Otofuke Town (音更町), Memuro Town (芽室町), Nakasatsunai Village (中札内村), Sarabetsu Village (更別村), and Makubetsu Town (幕別町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Obihiro in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Obihiro written in Japanese?

帯広市, read Obihiro-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 Obihiro begin?

北海道帯広市… (Hokkaidō, Obihiro-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.