What is the population of Sapporo?

1,973,832 people, per GeoNames.

Does Sapporo have a university?

Yes. Sapporo Gakuin University and Sapporo International University.

SAPPORO

Hokkaido · JAPAN (JP) · 43.07°N / 141.35°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,128,295

Sapporo is a city in Japan with a population of 1,973,832. It sits at 43.07/141.35, runs on Asia/Tokyo, is 16 km from Ebetsu.

Population 1,973,832

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Tokyo

All facts

fields

Country: Japan
Subdivision: Hokkaido
Coords: 43.07°N / 141.35°E
UTC offset: +9
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

E Ebetsu Hokkaido 133,953 17.0 km

N Ishikari Hokkaido 58,755 19.2 km

SE Kitahiroshima Hokkaido 58,918 20.4 km

NE Tōbetsu Hokkaido 16,694 21.5 km

E Horomui Hokkaido 7,319 24.4 km

SE Eniwa Hokkaido 70,331 26.6 km

E Naganuma Hokkaido 10,289 28.5 km

NW Otaru Hokkaido 115,333 31.4 km

E Kuriyama Hokkaido 11,272 35.3 km

E Yuni Hokkaido 5,426 36.0 km

Air access

nearby

OKD

Sapporo Okadama Airport

Medium airport

0.0 km

CTS

New Chitose Airport

Large airport

42.7 km

Universities

linked

Sapporo Gakuin University

sgu.ac.jp

Sapporo International University

siu.ac.jp

Sapporo Medical University

sapmed.ac.jp

Sapporo University

sapporo-u.ac.jp

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Sapporo?: 1,973,832 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Sapporo in?: Asia/Tokyo.
Which country is Sapporo in?: Japan (JP).
Which airport serves Sapporo?: Sapporo Okadama Airport (OKD).
How far is Sapporo from Tokyo?: About 833 km.
Does Sapporo have a university?: Yes. Sapporo Gakuin University and Sapporo International University.
What languages are spoken in Japan?: Japanese.
What currency is used in Japan?: Yen.
How many cities are in Japan?: 2,174 on record.
Which admin region is Sapporo in?: Hokkaido.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2128295

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2128295,
    "name": "Sapporo",
    "ascii_name": "Sapporo",
    "country_code": "JP",
    "population": 1973832,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Tokyo",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 43.06667,
    "longitude": 141.35
  }
}

Context

comparatives

14.7x the population of Ebetsu.
16 km from Ebetsu.
Same timezone (Asia/Tokyo) as 2,173 other cities in Japan.