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Muroran (室蘭市; -shi) is a city and port located in Iburi, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital city of Iburi Subprefecture. This article is about the Japanese municipality system. ... Categories: Stub | Commercial item transport and distribution | Transportation ... Iburi subprefecture (胆振) is located Hokkaido, Japan Cities Date Muroran (capital) Noboribetsu Tomakomai Districts Abuta Abuta Toya Toyora Shiraoi Shiraoi Usu Otaki Soubetsu Yufutsu Atsuma Hayakita Hobetsu Mukawa Oiwake Subprefectures Abashiri | Hidaka | Hiyama | Iburi | Ishikari | Kamikawa | Kushiro | Nemuro | Oshima | Rumoi | Shiribeshi | Sorachi | Soya | Tokachi Cities Abashiri | Akabira | Asahikawa | Ashibetsu | Bibai... 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 100,115 and the density of 1,241.51 persons per km&sup2. The total area is 80.64 km². Jump to: navigation, search 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...


The city was founded on August 1, 1922. Jump to: navigation, search August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

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Scenic spots

  • Hakucho Bridge (白鳥大橋) is spanning over the Port of Muroran and is the largest suspension bridge in eastern Japan. Hakucho means swan.

Muroran holds eight specific scenic sights called Muroran-Hakkei(室蘭八景). The most famous of them is:

  • Chikyu Misaki (地球岬; Cape Earth) has a white lighthouse and panoramic blue ocean. Some pairs of falcons live around there.

Education

  • Muroran Institute of Technology (national university)
  • Bunka Women's University Muroran Junior College

Sister cities

Shizuoka(静岡市) (静岡市; -shi) is the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search City nickname: The Marble City, K-Town, Big Orange Country, Knox Vegas Location Location within the U.S. State of Tennessee Government Cities in Tennessee Tennessee Mayor Bill Haslam Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 254. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jōetsu (上越市; -shi) is a city located in Niigata, Japan. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

  • Muroran official website in Japanese
    • English page in Official site in English
  • Muroran Institute of Technology in English
  • BUNKA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY MURORAN JUNIOR COLLEGE in Japanese
  • Muroran Navigation Netwok in Japanese
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Subprefectures
Abashiri | Hidaka | Hiyama | Iburi | Ishikari | Kamikawa | Kushiro | Nemuro | Oshima | Rumoi | Shiribeshi | Sorachi | Soya | Tokachi
Cities
Abashiri | Akabira | Asahikawa | Ashibetsu | Bibai | Chitose | Date | Ebetsu | Eniwa | Fukagawa | Furano | Hakodate | Ishikari | Iwamizawa | Kitahiroshima | Kitami | Kushiro | Mikasa | Monbetsu | Muroran | Nayoro | Nemuro | Noboribetsu | Obihiro | Otaru | Rumoi | Sapporo | Shibetsu | Sunagawa | Takikawa | Tomakomai | Utashinai | Wakkanai | Yubari
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About Muroran (456 words)
Muroran was developed as a trading post between the Ainu and the Matsumae Clan people.
In 1892, the Port of Muroran was opened for the wooden bridge construction at Kaigan-cho (former Tokikaramoi); at the same time, the main road was began construction from Hakodate to Sapporo as the first step of Hokkaido Colonization Plan.
With the opening a ship route from Muroran to Mori and railroad extension to Iwamizawa, MuroranÕs municipality was started on August 1, 1922 as the core of the major land and sea traffic in the pioneer era of Hokkaido.
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