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Asahikawa

Eastern Asia

Asahikawa is a core city in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan, and serves as the subprefecture's capital and the second largest city in Hokkaido after Sapporo. Founded on August 1, 1922, it had approximately 321,906 residents as of July 2023 and developed historically as an industrial center for lumber, brewing, furniture, and paper pulp production. The city is known for the Asahiyama Zoo, Asahikawa ramen, and a nearby ski resort, and received UNESCO Design City status through the Creative Cities Network in 2019. Asahikawa also holds the record for Japan's lowest ever recorded temperature, minus 41.0 degrees Celsius, set on January 25, 1902.

Facts
Population
331,392 1
Area (sq km)
747.66 1
Founding Year
1877 2
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Latitude
43.770639 degrees north 1
Longitude
142.365 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Continental 4
Time Zone
UTC+09:00 3
Sources
1. Asahikawa (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 331,392 (2020)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 43.770639, longitude 142.365
  • P2046 (area)
    area 747.66 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 331392 (2020)
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2. Asahikawa (Wikipedia)
  • infobox established_title=First official recorded established_date=1877 (established_title2=City Settled/August 1 1922 is the city-incorporation status date, not written)
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
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3. GeoNames: Asahikawa - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2130629
    43.77063 142.36489 P PPLA2 JP 12 2130628 333530 121 Asia/Tokyo
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 121 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 43.75, 142.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 43.75, 142.25
43.75 142.25 Dfb
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Japan (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationOn Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for Japan, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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