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is a designated city in Hokkaido, Japan. Located in the southwest of Hokkaido, it lies within the alluvial fan of the Toyohira River, a tributary of the Ishikari River. Sapporo is the capital of Hokkaido Prefecture and Ishikari Subprefecture. As of July 31, 2023, the city has a population of 1,959,750, making it the largest city in Hokkaido and the largest north of Tokyo. It is the fifth-most populous city in Japan and is Hokkaido's cultural, economic, and political center.

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Sapporo is the capital city of Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost major island, and serves as the region's cultural, economic, and political hub with nearly 2 million residents. As Japan's fifth-largest city overall and the largest city north of Tokyo, it plays a significant role in the country's northern development and affairs.

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Settlement.name: Sapporo
Settlement.official_name: City of Sapporo
Settlement.native_name_lang: ja
Settlement.settlement_type: Prefecture capital and Designated city
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Sapporo, Hokkaido.svg
Settlement.image_seal: Emblem of Sapporo, Hokkaido.svgclass=skin-invert
Settlement.map_caption: Interactive map outlining Sapporo
Settlement.pushpin_map: Japan
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Japan
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Hokkaido
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Prefecture
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Hokkaido (Ishikari Subprefecture)
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Katsuhiro Akimoto

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Named after: Toyohira River
Official name: 札幌区
Country: Japan
Located in: Ishikari Subprefecture
Contains: Kiyota-ku
Continent: Asia
Capital: Chūō-ku
Population: 1240613
Area: 1121.26
Elevation: 5
Time zone: UTC+09:00
Body of water: Sōsei River
Head of government: Katsuhiro Akimoto
Capital of: Ishikari Subprefecture
Shares border with: Date
Founded by: Shima Yoshitake
Official website: www.city.sapporo.jp
Image: 札幌タワー電波塔展望台から札幌駅方面 - panoramio.jpg
Dialing code: 11
Significant event: 1972 Winter Olympics

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topic's main category: Category:Sapporo
Commons category: Sapporo
twinned administrative body: Hamamatsu
category for people born here: Category:Births in Sapporo
category of associated people: Category:People from Sapporo
Commons gallery: 札幌市
postal code: 060-8611
native label: 札幌市
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Sapporo
inception: 1922-08-01
owner of: Sapporo Atsubetsu Park Stadium
name in kana: さっぽろし
social media followers: 17800
located in/on physical feature: Ishikari Plain
official symbol: Common Cuckoo
maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Olympics
pseudonym: 道都
affiliation: Ishikari Subprefecture
associated electoral district: Hokkaido 5th district
hashtag: Sapporo
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