Shiroishi-ku
Shiroishi-ku is one of the ten wards in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. As of August 31, 2021, the ward has a population of 213,704.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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.
Shiroishi Station
Railway station
Photo: Mister0124, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shiroishi Station is a railway station in Shiroishi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company. The station is numbered H03.
Hokkai Kitayell
Sports venue
Photo: もんもん, Public domain.
Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center is an indoor sporting arena located in Toyohira-ku, Sapporo, Japan. Sometimes called Kitayell, the capacity of the main arena is 8,000.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Toyohira-ku and Higashi-ku.
Toyohira-ku
Suburb
Toyohira-ku is one of the 10 wards in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. The ward was established in 1972, when the Sapporo Olympics was held in Sapporo. Four other wards in Sapporo are bounded on Toyohira-ku.
Higashi-ku
Suburb
Higashi-ku is one of the 10 wards in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is directly translated as "east ward", and is neighboured to Kita-ku, Chūō-ku, Shiroishi-ku, Ebetsu, Tōbetsu. Higashi-ku is situated 4½ km northwest of Shiroishi-ku.
Chūō-ku
Suburb
Photo: Kuriki, Public domain.
Chūō-ku is one of the ten wards in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Chūō-ku means "central ward" in Japanese. City administration and entertainment facilities are centred in this ward. Chūō-ku is situated 4½ km west of Shiroishi-ku.
Shiroishi-ku
- Categories: ward of Japan and locality
- Location: Sapporo, Central Circuit, Hokkaido, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
43.0454° or 43° 2′ 43″ northLongitude
141.3963° or 141° 23′ 47″ eastPopulation
210,000Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)Open location code
8RM329WW+5GOpenStreetMap ID
node 362519399OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
7429583Wikidata ID
Q647388
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Satellite Map
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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”
- 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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