Muroran
Muroran 室蘭市 (Muroran-shi) is a city and port that is in Iburi, Hokkaidō, Japan. Muroran is the capital city of Iburi Subprefecture.
Muroran
室蘭 | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Emblem | |
 Location of Muroran in Hokkaidō (Iburi) | |
  Muroran Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 42°19′N 140°58′E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Hokkaidō |
| Prefecture | Hokkaidō (Iburi) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Takeshi Aoyama (since May 2011) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 80.65 km2 (31.14 sq mi) |
| Population (March 2008) | |
| • Total | 96,724 |
| • Density | 1,210/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
| Symbols | |
| • Tree | Japanese Rowan |
| • Flower | Azalea |
| • Bird | Coal Tit |
| • Fish | Rockfish |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| City hall address | 1-2 Saiwaichō, Muroran-shi, Hokkaidō 051-8511 |
| Website | Muroran City |
Gallery
A view of Muroran
Chikyu Misaki
Chikyu Misaki in the winter
Sister cities
- Shizuoka, since 1976
- Knoxville, Tennessee, since 1991
- Joetsu, since 1995
Other websites
Media related to Muroran, Hokkaido at Wikimedia Commons
- Muroran official website Archived 2020-04-07 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
- English page in Official site Archived 2007-11-14 at the Wayback Machine
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