Hokkaido, Hokkaido

Hokkaido: second largest island of Japan

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Hokkaido at a glance

Hokkaido currently has 39 quality-checked populated place pages and 49 county pages linked on MapSof.

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Mapped cities & towns

39

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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 11:37:12 (23rd April 2026)

Geography

Hokkaido is located at 43°3'52"N 141°20'48"E (43.0645100, 141.3466000).

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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
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