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Sapporo

Eastern Asia

Sapporo is a designated city in Hokkaido, Japan. Located in the southwest of Hokkaido, it lies within the alluvial fan of the Toyohira River, a tributary of the Ishikari River. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
1,964,034 1
Area (sq km)
1121.26 1
Founding Year
1869 1
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
29 1
Latitude
43.06194 degrees north 1
Longitude
141.35444 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Continental 3
Time Zone
UTC+09:00 2
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Associated With

Hokkaido, States or Territories

sapporo is associated with hokkaido.

Source Sapporo (Wikipedia)
Japan, Countries
Source Sapporo (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Hokkaido, States or Territories

sapporo is the capital of hokkaido.

Source Sapporo (Wikipedia)
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Sources
1. Sapporo (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Sapporo is the capital of Hokkaido Prefecture and Ishikari Subprefecture.
  • Infobox: population_total
    1,964,034
  • Infobox, Population year
    2025
  • Infobox, Area
    1,121.26
  • Infobox, Elevation
    29 m
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    43 03 43 N 141 21 16 E
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    43 03 43 N 141 21 16 E
  • Infobox, Establishment
    1869
  • Associated With: Japan, Infobox, Country
    Japan
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2. GeoNames: Sapporo - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2128295
    43.06667 141.35 P PPLA JP 12 2128291 1973832 26 Asia/Tokyo
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 26 m
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3. 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 43.25, 141.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 43.25, 141.25
43.25 141.25 Dfb
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Wikidata: Sapporo
  • Wikidata Q37951, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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