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Encyclopedia > Mikasa, Hokkaido


Mikasa (三笠市; -shi) is a city located in Sorachi, Hokkaido, Japan. This article is about the Japanese municipality system. ... Sorachi subprefecture (空知支庁) is located Hokkaido, Japan. ... 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 12,634 and the density of 41.75 persons per km². The total area is 302.64 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 April 1, 1957. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


See also

Mikasa (三笠) was a battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy, the flagship of Admiral Togo Heihachiro during the battle of Tsushima (1905) in the Russo-Japanese War. ...

External links

  • Official website in Japanese
  Hokkaido Prefecture Symbol of Hokkaido Prefecture
Subprefectures
Abashiri | Hidaka | Hiyama | Iburi | Ishikari | Kamikawa | Kushiro | Nemuro | Oshima | Rumoi | Shiribeshi | Sorachi | Soya | Tokachi
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