Obihiro
city in Hokkaidō, Japan
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Summary
Obihiro is a city of Japan[1]. Obihiro ranks in the top 7% of city of japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,622 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Hokkaido[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Satsunai River[5], Tokachi River[6]
- Instance of: big city[7]
- Shares border with: Otofuke[8], Memuro[9], Sarabetsu[10], Nakasatsunai[11], Makubetsu[12], Biratori[13], Hidaka[14], Niikappu[15]
- Anthem: Obihiro-shi shika[16]
- Twinned administrative body: Seward[17], Chaoyang[18], Madison[19], Oita[20], Matsuzaki[21], Tokushima[22]
- Legislative body: Obihiro City Council[23]
- Commons category: Obihiro, Hokkaido[24]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[25], Japan Standard Time[26]
- Local dialing code: 0155[27]
- Inception: 1883[28], April 1, 1933[29], April 1, 1902[30]
- Official website: https://www.city.obihiro.hokkaido.jp/[31]
- Topic's main category: Category:Obihiro[32]
- Population: 165,684[33], 169,327[34], 168,057[35]
- Replaces: Fushiko[36], Kawanishi[37], Taishō[38]
- Capital of: Tokachi Subprefecture[39]
- Official name: 帯広市[40]
- Legal form: ordinary local public entity[41]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Obihiro, Hokkaido[42]
- Native label: 帯広市[43]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Obihiro[44]
- Name in kana: おびひろし[45]
- Area: 619.34 km²[46]
- Associated electoral district: Hokkaido 11th district[47]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Obihiro include Obihiro Airport[48], an airport[49], in Japan[50].
Why It Matters
Obihiro has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] Obihiro is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]
Entities named for Obihiro include Obihiro Airport[48], an airport[49], in Japan[50].