Sapporo, Hokkaido

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Sapporo (札幌)
Country	Japan
Region	Hokkaido
Prefecture	Hokkaido prefecture
Area	1,121.12km²
Population	1,869,888 as of March, 2005
Density	1668
Mayor	Fumio Ueda
City symbols	Tree:	Lilac
	Flower:	Lily of the valley
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Sapporo Hall
Address	〒060-8611
Sapporo-shi, Chuo-ku, Kita-1,Nishi-2
Phone	011-211-2111
External link	Sapporo City
Latitude & longitude	43°04' N 141°21' E
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Sapporo listen ▶(?) (札幌市; -shi) is the fifth-largest city in Japan and it is the capital of Hokkaido Prefecture.

The 1972 Winter Olympics were held in Sapporo. This was the first Winter Olympics to be held in Asia and it opened on February 3. Sapporo also hosts the popular annual Sapporo Snow Festival every February, famed for its ice sculpture competition.

In Japan, Sapporo is known as the home of the eponymous Sapporo beer and miso-flavored Sapporo ramen. The entertainment district Susukino is among the largest and most well known in Japan.

1 History
2 Wards
3 Buildings
4 Demographics
5 Sports
- 5.1 Professional Sports
- 5.2 Sports Club
6 Sister Cities
7 See also
8 External links

History

The area was home to several settlements of indigenous Ainu, including the original "Satsuporo" village, before the area was chosen by the Hokkaido Development Department (Kaitakushi) to be the capital of the newly-renamed "Hokkaido" in 1869. Sapporo was declared a city on August 1, 1922 and was designated on April 1, 1972 by government ordinance, and is served by New Chitose Airport.