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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

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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.

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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.

History

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.

    • Geography

    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.

    High schools

  • Hokkaido Bibai Shoei High School
  • Hokkaido Bibai Seika High School

    • School for special needs

  • Hokkaido Bibai School for Special Needs

    • Rail

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

  • Hakodate Main Line : Minenobu - Kōshunai - Bibai - Chashinai

    • Road

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

  • Hokkaidō Expressway
  • Route 12

    • References

    Bibai, Hokkaido Wikipedia
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