States or Territories

Hokkaido

Prefecture

Citation Formats

General Reference

Geography Atlas. "Hokkaido." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/hokkaido.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Hokkaido. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/hokkaido

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-hokkaido,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Hokkaido},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/hokkaido},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Hokkaido is the second-largest and northernmost of Japan's four main islands, and, together with its surrounding islands, comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. Its population was 4,985,419 as of October 2025 across an area of about 83,423.84 square kilometers, and its capital is Sapporo.

Facts

Capital

Sapporo 1

Population

4,985,419 1

2025 figure from Hokkaido's own Wikipedia infobox.

Population Estimate Year

2025 1

Area (sq km)

83,423.84 1

Latitude

43 degrees north 1

Longitude

142 degrees east 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Japan

Hokkaido is a prefecture of Japan.

Source Hokkaido (Wikipedia)

Sapporo

sapporo is associated with hokkaido.

Source Sapporo (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Sapporo

sapporo is the capital of hokkaido.

Source Sapporo (Wikipedia)

On Continent

Asia

Hokkaido is on continent.

Source Hokkaido (Wikipedia)

Sources

1. Hokkaido (Wikipedia)

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Hokkaido is the second-largest and northernmost of Japan's four main islands. Together with its surrounding islands, it comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region.

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