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Encyclopedia > Ishikari, Hokkaido


Ishikari (Japanese: 石狩市; -shi, Ainu: Iskarun) is a city located in Ishikari Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. The Ainu language (Ainu: アイヌ イタㇰ, aynu itak; Japanese: アイヌ語, ainu-go) is spoken by the Ainu ethnic group on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. ... This article is about the Japanese municipality system. ... Ishikari subprefecture (石狩) is located in Hokkaido. ... Hokkaido   listen? (北海道 Hokkaidō, literal meaning: North Sea Route, Ainu: Mosir), formerly known as Ezo, is the second largest island of Japan. ...


As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 55,051 and the density of 467.13 persons per km². The total area is 117.85 km². 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...


The city was founded on September 1, 1996. September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...


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  • Official website in Japanese
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Welcome to Ishikari Bay New Port (375 words)
In Hokkaido, which has vast tracts of land, an abundance of nature, and is surrounded by the sea on all four sides, marine transportation accounts for more than 90% of freight shipments with Honshu and almost all international freight shipments.
Ishikari Bay New Port is located almost in the middle of the coast along Ishikari Bay overlooking the Sea of Japan in Hokkaido.
As the closest port to Sapporo, Ishikari Bay New Port serves as the base for physical distribution in the greater Sapporo area and that of economic exchanges with coastal areas along the Sea of Japan and northern region countries.
Ishikari, Hokkaido - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (101 words)
Ishikari (Japanese: 石狩市; -shi, Ainu: Iskarun) is a city located in Ishikari Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
The city was born out of Ishikari Town on September 1, 1996.
On October 1, 2005, the villages of Atsuta from Atsuta District and Hamamasu from Hamamasu District merged into the city of Ishikari.
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