Hokkaido
PrefectureJP-01Data as of · Metro Power Rankings
Prefecture of Japan.
AsiaCapital: SapporoSub-region: HokkaidōLanguage: Japanese
Population
5.2M
Metros tracked
5
4.0M in metros (76%)
Composite score
17.6
Sum across tracked metros
Type
Prefecture
ISO 3166-2: JP-01
At a glance
- Endonym
- 北海道
- Area
- 83,424 km² (32,210 mi²)
- Population density
- 63/km² (162/mi²)
- Highest point
- Asahi-dake (2,291 m (7,516 ft))
- Legislature
- Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly
- Human Development Index
- 0.898 (2023)
- Rank in Japan
- 9th of 47 by composite score
- Area rank
- 1st of 47 by area
- Largest tracked metro
- Sapporo
Civic facts via Wikidata.
Hokkaido metro footprint
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