Does Wakkanai have a university?

Yes. Wakkanai Hokusei Gakuen University.

WAKKANAI

Hokkaido · JAPAN (JP) · 45.41°N / 141.67°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,127,515

Wakkanai is a city in Japan with a population of 33,869. It sits at 45.41/141.67, runs on Asia/Tokyo, is 12 km from Makubetsu.

Population 33,869

Place Type District Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Tokyo

All facts

fields

Country: Japan
Subdivision: Hokkaido
Coords: 45.41°N / 141.67°E
UTC offset: +9
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 6 · within 50 km

E Makubetsu Hokkaido 26,610 12.3 km

S Toyotomi Hokkaido 4,054 35.1 km

SE Karibetsu Hokkaido 2,611 39.8 km

SW Oshidomari Hokkaido 2,458 40.8 km

S Horonobe Hokkaido 2,415 45.8 km

SW Rishiri Town Hokkaido 2,684 46.7 km

Air access

nearby

WKJ

Wakkanai Airport

Medium airport

0.0 km

RIS

Rishiri Airport

Medium airport

42.5 km

RBJ

Rebun Airport

Small airport

49.9 km

Universities

linked

Wakkanai Hokusei Gakuen University

wakhok.ac.jp

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Wakkanai?: 33,869 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Wakkanai in?: Asia/Tokyo.
Which country is Wakkanai in?: Japan (JP).
Which airport serves Wakkanai?: Wakkanai Airport (WKJ).
How far is Wakkanai from Tokyo?: About 1,094 km.
Does Wakkanai have a university?: Yes. Wakkanai Hokusei Gakuen 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 Wakkanai in?: Hokkaido.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2127515

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2127515,
    "name": "Wakkanai",
    "ascii_name": "Wakkanai",
    "country_code": "JP",
    "population": 33869,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Tokyo",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA2",
    "latitude": 45.40944,
    "longitude": 141.67389
  }
}

Context

comparatives

1.3x the population of Makubetsu.
12 km from Makubetsu.
Same timezone (Asia/Tokyo) as 2,173 other cities in Japan.