Shiroishi-ku

Shiroishi-ku is one of the ten wards in , Hokkaido, Japan. As of August 31, 2021, the ward has a population of 213,704.
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  • Type: Suburb with 210,000 residents
  • Description: one of the ten wards in Sapporo city, Japan
  • Also known as: “Shiroishi Ku”, “Shiroishi Ward”, and “Shiroishi-ku, Sapporo”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shiroishi Station and Hokkai Kitayell.

Railway station
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is a railway station in Shiroishi-ku, Sapporo, , , operated by Hokkaido Railway Company. The station is numbered H03.

Sports venue
Photo: もんもん, Public domain.
Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center is an indoor sporting arena located in , , . Sometimes called Kitayell, the capacity of the main arena is 8,000.

Park
Photo: MIKI Yoshihito, CC BY 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Toyohira-ku and Higashi-ku.

Suburb
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is one of the 10 wards in , , Japan. The ward was established in 1972, when the Sapporo Olympics was held in Sapporo. Four other wards in Sapporo are bounded on .

Suburb
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is one of the 10 wards in , Hokkaidō, . It is directly translated as "east ward", and is neighboured to , , Shiroishi-ku, Ebetsu, Tōbetsu. is situated 4½ km northwest of Shiroishi-ku.

Suburb
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is one of the ten wards in , , . means "central ward" in Japanese. City administration and entertainment facilities are centred in this ward. is situated 4½ km west of Shiroishi-ku.

Shiroishi-ku

Latitude
43.0454° or 43° 2′ 43″ north
Longitude
141.3963° or 141° 23′ 47″ east
Population
210,000
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
8RM329WW+5G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 362519399
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
7429583
Wiki­data ID
Q647388
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Satellite Map

Discover Shiroishi-ku from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Shiroishi-ku” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شيرويشي-كو”
  • Catalan: “Shiroishi”
  • Cebuano: “Shiroishi-ku”
  • Chinese: “白石區”
  • French: “arrondissement de Shiroishi-ku, Sapporo”
  • French: “Shiroishi-ku”
  • German: “Shiroishi-ku”
  • Hungarian: “Siroisi-ku”
  • Indonesian: “Shiroishi-ku, Sapporo”
  • Irish: “Shiroishi-ku”
  • Italian: “Shiroishi-ku”
  • Japanese: “Shiroishi-ku”
  • Japanese: “しろいしく”
  • Japanese: “シロイシク”
  • Japanese: “札幌市白石区”
  • Japanese: “白石区”
  • Korean: “시로이시구”
  • Persian: “شیروایشی-کو، ساپورو”
  • Persian: “شیروایشی-کو”
  • Polish: “Shiroishi-ku”
  • Polish: “Shiroishi”
  • Portuguese: “Shiroishi-ku”
  • Russian: “Широиши”
  • Spanish: “Barrio Shiroishi (Sapporo)”
  • Thai: “เขตชิโรอิชิ”
  • Turkish: “Shiroishi, Sapporo”
  • Ukrainian: “Район Шіроїші”
  • Ukrainian: “Сіроїсі”
  • Urdu: “شیروئیشی وارڈ، ساپورو”
  • Vietnamese: “Shiroishi, Sapporo”
  • Yue Chinese: “白石區”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Nangodori 1-chome Minami and Higashi-Sapporo 2-jo 6-chome.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 白石区民センター and Shiroishi Ward Office Complex.

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