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Iwamizawa

Eastern Asia

Iwamizawa (岩見沢市, Iwamizawa-shi) is a city in Hokkaido Prefecture, in the Hokkaidō region of Japan. The city's English Wikipedia article reports an estimated population of 75,949 as of July 31, 2023. As a shi, it is one of the three kinds of municipality used in Japan, alongside towns and villages, and it runs its local administration through a mayor and a city council within Hokkaido Prefecture. The population and area figures are those quoted in the article at the time of writing and may differ from later census results.

Facts
Population
79,306 1
Elevation Band
Sea Level 2
Climate Zone
Continental 3
Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Japan: Administrative Division
citypopulation.deHokkaido Prefecture section of the table, 2020-10-01 census column
Quote, Hokkaido Prefecture section of the table, 2020-10-01 census column
Iwamizawa City (-shi) 岩見沢市 97,042 96,302 93,677 90,145 84,499 79,306 73,004
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 43.1962,141.7759
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results, elevation
Quote, results, elevation
"elevation": 28.0
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3. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 43.25, 141.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 43.25, 141.75
43.25 141.75 Dfb
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Iwamizawa (Wikipedia)
  • Part Of: Japan, Lead, first sentence
    is a city in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan
  • On Continent: Asia, Lead, first sentence
    is a city in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Lead, first sentence
    is a city in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan
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