Otaru (小樽市, Otaru-shi) is a city in Hokkaido Prefecture, in the Hokkaidō region of Japan. The city's English Wikipedia article reports an estimated population of 107,432 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
Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Japan: Administrative Division
citypopulation.deHokkaido Prefecture section of the table, 2020-10-01 census columnQuote, Hokkaido Prefecture section of the table, 2020-10-01 census column
Otaru City (-shi) 小樽市 157,022 150,687 142,161 131,928 121,924 111,299 100,404
2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 43.1907,140.9944
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results, elevationQuote, results, elevation
"elevation": 47.0
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, 140.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 43.25, 140.75
43.25 140.75 Dfb
Otaru (Wikipedia)
Part Of: Japan, Lead, first sentence
is a city and port in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan
On Continent: Asia, Lead, first sentence
is a city and port in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan
In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Lead, first sentence
is a city and port in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan
View the SourceReader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.