Muroran
Sign in to saveis a city and port located in Iburi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital city of Iburi Subprefecture. As of January 31, 2024, the city had an estimated population of 76,385, with 43,494 households and a population density of . The total area is .
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Muroran is a city and port in Hokkaido, Japan, that serves as the capital of Iburi Subprefecture. As of early 2024, it had a population of approximately 76,000 people and functions as an important port city in the region.
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Key facts
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- Hokkaido (Iburi Subprefecture)
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- District
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- Established
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- January 1593
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- City Status
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- August 1, 1922
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- Mayor
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- Takeshi Aoyama (since May 2011)
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- Vice Mayor
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- Metric
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- 80.88
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- Muroran
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is a city and port located in Iburi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital city of Iburi Subprefecture. As of January 31, 2024, the city had an estimated population of 76,385, with 43,494 households and a population density of . The total area is .
== History == The origin of Muroran's name is derived from the Ainu word "Mo Ruerani", which means "the bottom of a little slope". The little slope, in front of the former Senkai Temple in Sakimori-cho, is noted in connection with the name of Muroran.