List of cities in Hokkaido by population
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The following list sorts all cities (including towns and villages) in the Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido with a population of more than 10,000 according to the 2020 Census. As of October 1, 2020, 55 places fulfill this criterion and are listed here. This list refers only to the population of individual cities, towns and villages within their defined limits, which does not include other municipalities or suburban areas within urban agglomerations.
List
[edit]The following table lists the 55 cities, towns and villages in Hokkaido with a population of at least 10,000 on October 1, 2020, according to the 2020 Census. The table also gives an overview of the evolution of the population since the 1995 census.[1]
Rank (2020) |
Name | Status | 2020 | 2015 | 2010 | 2005 | 2000 | 1995 |
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1 | Sapporo | City | 1,975,065 | 1,952,356 | 1,913,545 | 1,880,863 | 1,822,368 | 1,757,025 |
2 | Asahikawa | City | 329,513 | 339,605 | 347,095 | 355,004 | 359,536 | 360,568 |
3 | Hakodate | City | 251,271 | 265,979 | 279,127 | 294,264 | 305,311 | 318,308 |
4 | Tomakomai | City | 170,234 | 172,737 | 173,320 | 172,758 | 172,086 | 169,328 |
5 | Obihiro | City | 166,690 | 169,327 | 168,057 | 170,580 | 173,030 | 171,715 |
6 | Kushiro | City | 165,230 | 174,742 | 181,169 | 190,478 | 201,566 | 209,680 |
7 | Ebetsu | City | 121,145 | 120,636 | 123,722 | 125,601 | 123,877 | 115,495 |
8 | Kitami | City | 115,608 | 121,226 | 125,689 | 129,365 | 132,125 | 131,544 |
9 | Otaru | City | 111,422 | 121,924 | 131,928 | 142,161 | 150,687 | 157,022 |
10 | Chitose | City | 98,019 | 95,648 | 93,604 | 91,437 | 88,897 | 84,866 |
11 | Muroran | City | 82,457 | 88,564 | 94,535 | 98,372 | 103,278 | 109,766 |
12 | Iwamizawa | City | 79,424 | 84,499 | 90,145 | 93,677 | 96,302 | 97,042 |
13 | Eniwa | City | 70,378 | 69,702 | 69,384 | 67,614 | 65,239 | 62,351 |
14 | Kitahiroshima | City | 58,234 | 59,064 | 60,353 | 60,677 | 57,731 | 53,537 |
15 | Ishikari | City | 56,934 | 57,436 | 59,449 | 60,104 | 59,734 | 57,706 |
16 | Noboribetsu | City | 46,447 | 49,625 | 51,526 | 53,135 | 54,761 | 56,892 |
17 | Hokuto | City | 44,331 | 46,390 | 48,032 | 48,056 | 46,804 | 43,177 |
18 | Otofuke | Town | 43,613 | 44,807 | 45,085 | 42,452 | 39,201 | 37,528 |
19 | Takikawa | City | 39,533 | 41,192 | 43,170 | 45,562 | 46,861 | 48,425 |
20 | Abashiri | City | 35,783 | 39,077 | 40,998 | 42,045 | 43,395 | 44,176 |
21 | Wakkanai | City | 33,584 | 36,380 | 39,595 | 41,592 | 43,774 | 45,754 |
22 | Date | City | 32,857 | 34,995 | 36,278 | 37,066 | 37,139 | 36,647 |
23 | Nanae | Town | 27,707 | 28,120 | 28,463 | 28,424 | 28,354 | 27,040 |
24 | Nayoro | City | 27,289 | 29,048 | 30,591 | 31,628 | 33,328 | 34,664 |
25 | Makubetsu | Town | 25,778 | 26,760 | 26,547 | 26,868 | 26,080 | 24,240 |
26 | Nemuro | City | 24,669 | 26,917 | 29,201 | 31,202 | 33,150 | 34,934 |
27 | Nakashibetsu | Town | 23,023 | 23,774 | 23,982 | 23,792 | 23,179 | 22,326 |
28 | Shinhidaka | Town | 21,522 | 23,231 | 25,419 | 27,265 | 28,438 | 29,337 |
29 | Mombetsu | City | 21,224 | 23,109 | 24,750 | 26,632 | 28,476 | 30,137 |
30 | Furano | City | 21,156 | 22,936 | 24,259 | 25,076 | 26,112 | 26,046 |
31 | Bibai | City | 20,430 | 23,035 | 26,034 | 29,083 | 31,183 | 33,434 |
32 | Rumoi | City | 20,123 | 22,221 | 24,457 | 26,826 | 28,325 | 30,060 |
33 | Fukagawa | City | 20,062 | 21,909 | 23,709 | 25,838 | 27,579 | 28,770 |
34 | Engaru | Town | 19,250 | 20,873 | 22,265 | 23,648 | 24,844 | 25,769 |
35 | Kushiro | Town | 19,115 | 19,833 | 20,526 | 21,855 | 22,478 | 21,986 |
36 | Bihoro | Town | 18,705 | 20,296 | 21,575 | 22,819 | 23,905 | 24,716 |
37 | Memuro | Town | 18,078 | 18,484 | 18,905 | 18,300 | 17,586 | 16,604 |
38 | Yoichi | Town | 18,012 | 19,607 | 21,258 | 22,734 | 23,685 | 24,485 |
39 | Shibetsu | City | 17,872 | 19,914 | 21,787 | 23,411 | 24,991 | 26,403 |
40 | Sunagawa | City | 16,506 | 17,694 | 19,056 | 20,068 | 21,072 | 21,722 |
41 | Shiraoi | Town | 16,225 | 17,740 | 19,376 | 20,748 | 21,662 | 22,414 |
42 | Tōbetsu | Town | 15,921 | 17,278 | 18,766 | 19,982 | 20,778 | 19,672 |
43 | Yakumo | Town | 15,844 | 17,252 | 18,896 | 20,131 | 21,438 | 22,315 |
44 | Kutchan | Town | 15,137 | 15,018 | 15,568 | 16,176 | 16,184 | 17,078 |
45 | Betsukai | Town | 14,382 | 15,273 | 15,855 | 16,460 | 16,910 | 17,549 |
46 | Mori | Town | 14,343 | 15,946 | 17,859 | 19,149 | 20,233 | 21,006 |
47 | Ashibetsu | City | 12,578 | 14,676 | 16,628 | 18,899 | 21,026 | 22,931 |
48 | Urakawa | Town | 12,083 | 13,075 | 14,389 | 15,698 | 16,634 | 17,186 |
49 | Iwanai | Town | 11,654 | 13,042 | 14,451 | 15,744 | 16,726 | 17,895 |
50 | Shari | Town | 11,443 | 12,231 | 13,045 | 13,431 | 14,066 | 14,634 |
51 | Hidaka | Town | 11,289 | 12,378 | 13,615 | 14,730 | 15,783 | 16,556 |
52 | Kuriyama | Town | 11,262 | 12,344 | 13,340 | 14,352 | 14,847 | 15,604 |
53 | Kamifurano | Town | 10,353 | 10,826 | 11,545 | 12,352 | 12,809 | 12,881 |
54 | Naganuma | Town | 10,300 | 11,076 | 11,691 | 12,401 | 12,452 | 12,293 |
55 | Higashikagura | Town | 10,141 | 10,233 | 9,292 | 9,194 | 8,127 | 7,676 |
Cities with population under 10,000
[edit]Name | Status | 2020 | 2015 | 2010 | 2005 | 2000 | 1995 |
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Akabira | City | 9,707 | 11,105 | 12,637 | 14,401 | 15,753 | 17,351 |
Mikasa | City | 8,038 | 9,076 | 10,221 | 11,927 | 13,561 | 15,116 |
Yūbari | City | 7,341 | 8,843 | 10,922 | 13,001 | 14,791 | 17,116 |
Utashinai | City | 2,989 | 3,585 | 4,387 | 5,221 | 5,941 | 6,867 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Hokkaido (Japan): Prefecture, Cities, Towns and Villages - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2019-06-15.