Bibai, Hokkaido

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Country Japan Population 24,768 (31 Mar 2013) Local time Wednesday 2:58 PM		Area 277.6 km² Region Hokkaido

Prefecture Hokkaido (Sorachi Subprefecture) Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) City hall address 1-1, Minami Itchōme, Nishi San-jō, Bibai-shi, Hokkaidō 072-8660 Website www.city.bibai.hokkaido.jp Weather 3°C, Wind S at 18 km/h, 57% Humidity Bird Greater white-fronted goose University Hokkaido College, Senshu University

Bibai (美唄市, Bibai-shi) is a city located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

Map of Bibai, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan

As of 2013, the city has an estimated population of 24,768 and the density of 89.2 persons per km². The total area is 277.61 km².

The name of "Bibai" is derived from Ainu word "pipa o i", meaning "Place (swamp) with many cockscomb pearl mussels".

1890 The village of Numakai was founded.

1925 Numakai village became Numakai town.

1926 Numakai was renamed Bibai.

1950 Bibai town became Bibai city.

1982 Bibai Dam was completed.

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

Lake Miyajima was registered as a wetland under the Ramsar Convention in 2002.

Hokkaido Bibai Shoei High School

Hokkaido Bibai Seika High School

Hokkaido Bibai School for Special Needs

Hakodate Main Line Minami-Bibai Branch Line used to run from Bibai to Minami-Bibai.

Hakodate Main Line : Minenobu - Kōshunai - Bibai - Chashinai

Straight line section of Route 12 is the longest in Japan.

Hokkaidō Expressway

Route 12

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