Bibai

is a city located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Bibai
Settlement.native_name_lang: ja
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: Bibai City office.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Bibai city hall
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Bibai, Hokkaido.svg
Settlement.image_seal: Emblem of Bibai, Hokkaido.svg
Settlement.seal_type: Emblem
Settlement.image_map: Bibai in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Bibai in Hokkaido (Sorachi Subprefecture)
Settlement.pushpin_map: Japan
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Japan
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Japan
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Hokkaido
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Prefecture
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Hokkaido (Sorachi Subprefecture)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: city of Japan
Official name: 美唄市
Country: Japan
Located in: Sorachi district
Population: 26034
Area: 277.69
Time zone: Japan Standard Time
Shares border with: Naie
Official website: www.city.bibai.hokkaido.jp
Image: Bibai City office.jpg
Dialing code: 0126

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inception: 1950-04-01
Commons category: Bibai, Hokkaido
topic's main category: Category:Bibai
name in kana: びばいし
associated electoral district: Hokkaido 10th district

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==Geography== The Ishikari River flows to the west of Bibai. The Bibai Dam was built on the Bibai River, a tributary of the Ishikari River.

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