Shiribeshi
Shiribeshi Subprefecture is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. The subprefecture's capital is Kutchan. As of July 31, 2004, the estimated population was 256,184 and the area was 4,305.65 km2.- Type: Locality with 209,000 residents
- Description: Subprefecture of Hokkaido prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Shiribeshi Subprefecture”, “Shiribeshi-shicho”, “Shiribeshi-shichō”, and “Shirubeshi-shichō”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shinsen Pond and Chise Nupuri.
Chise Nupuri
Scenic viewpoint
Chise Nupuri is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 4 km south of Shiribeshi.
Nito Nupuri
Scenic viewpoint
Nito Nupuri is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 4 km south of Shiribeshi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kyowa.
Kyowa
Town
Kyōwa is a town located in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 6,136, and a density of 20 persons per km2. The total area is 304.96 km2. Kyowa is situated 7 km north of Shiribeshi.
Shiribeshi
- Category: subprefecture of Japan
- Location: Hokkaido, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
42.9215° or 42° 55′ 18″ north
Longitude
140.615° or 140° 36′ 54″ east
Population
209,000
Elevation
655 metres (2,149 feet)
Open location code
8RJ2WJC7+JX
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Yue Chinese—“Shiribeshi” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Shiribeshi (subprefeutura de Xapón)”
- Asturian: “subprefeutura de Shiribeshi”
- Azerbaijani: “Siribesi”
- Basque: “Shiribeshi suprefetura”
- Belarusian: “Сірыбесі (субпрэфектура)”
- Belarusian: “Сірыбесі”
- Belarusian: “субпрэфектура Сірыбесі”
- Catalan: “subprefectura de Shiribeshi”
- Catalan: “Subprefectura de Shiribeshi”
- Chinese: “Siribesi Chóng-ha̍p Chìn-heng-kio̍k”
- Chinese: “後志綜合振興局”
- Dutch: “Shiribeshi”
- Esperanto: “Ŝiribeŝi-subgubernio”
- Esperanto: “Subgubernio Ŝiribeŝi”
- Finnish: “Shiribeshin yleiskehitystoimisto”
- French: “sous-préfecture de Shiribeshi”
- French: “Sous-préfecture de Shiribeshi”
- Galician: “Subprefectura de Shiribeshi”
- German: “Unterpräfektur Shiribeshi”
- Hungarian: “Siribesi alprefektúra”
- Iloko: “Subprepektura ti Shiribeshi”
- Indonesian: “Subprefektur Shiribeshi”
- Italian: “Sottoprefettura di Shiribeshi”
- Japanese: “しりべししちょう”
- Japanese: “後志支庁”
- Japanese: “後志管内”
- Japanese: “後志総合振興局”
- Korean: “시리베시 종합진흥국”
- Lithuanian: “Širibešio subprefektūra”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Siribesi Chóng-ha̍p Chìn-heng-kio̍k”
- Polish: “Podprefektura Shiribeshi”
- Romanian: “Subprefectura Shiribeshi”
- Russian: “Сирибеси”
- Slovenian: “Podprefektura Širibeši”
- Spanish: “Subprefectura de Shiribeshi”
- Swedish: “Shiribeshi subprefektur”
- Tagalog: “Subprepektura ng Shiribeshi”
- Thai: “กิ่งจังหวัดชิริเบชิ”
- Turkish: “Shiribeshi alt prefektörlüğü”
- Turkish: “Shiribeshi”
- Ukrainian: “Округ Сірібесі”
- Ukrainian: “Округ Шірібеші”
- Ukrainian: “Сірібесі”
- Urdu: “شیریبیشی ذیلی پریفیکچر”
- Vietnamese: “Shiribeshi”
- Yue Chinese: “後志綜合振興局”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chise Nupuri and Mount Iwao.
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