Hokkaido, Hokkaido
Hokkaido: second largest island of Japan
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State Snapshot
Hokkaido at a glance
Hokkaido currently has 39 quality-checked populated place pages and 49 county pages linked on MapSof.
Mapped cities & towns
39
These counts use a stricter populated-place filter so the main lists stay focused on real city and town pages.
County pages
49
Open related pagesLargest city
SapporoPopulation 1,958,756
Top linked places
Quick Facts about Hokkaido
| Country | Japan |
| State | Hokkaido (Japan) |
| Area | 77984.86 km2 |
| Water as percent of area | 6.4% |
| Land as percent of area | 93.6% |
| Continent | Asia |
| Latitude & Longitude | 43.0645,141.3466 |
| Official language | Japanese |
| Altitude | 7,513 feet / 2290 meters |
| Capital | Sapporo |
| Time Zone | UTC+09:00 |
| Local time | 13:23:34 (23rd April 2026) |
Geography
Hokkaido is located at 43°3'52"N 141°20'48"E (43.0645100, 141.3466000).
Hokkaido map
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The largest city of Hokkaido is Sapporo with a population of 1,958,756. Other cities include, Asahikawa population 334,692, Hakodate population 256,222, Tomakomai population 171,286 and Kushiro population 168,436. See all Hokkaido cities & populated places.
Official website of Hokkaido
Official Website- Kamikawa Subprefecture
- Sōya Subprefecture
- Kushiro Subprefecture
- Nemuro Subprefecture
- Iburi Subprefecture
- Tokachi Subprefecture
- Ishikari Subprefecture
- Rumoi Subprefecture
- Hidaka Subprefecture
- Sorachi Subprefecture
- Okhotsk Subprefecture
- Shiribeshi Subprefecture