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entity_id: city:jp:jis:012360
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name: hokutoshi
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country: Japan
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snapshot_id: approved-static-bb6d69cd3c074ae2
generated_at: 2026-08-04
last_verified: 2026-07-31
fact_count: 11
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---

# hokutoshi

Hokutoshi is a city in Japan. In 2024, the foreign population was 371. The city covers 397.4 km², with a population density of 107.7 people per km² in 2024. The unemployment rate was 5.4% in October 2020.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 371 people | city | 2024 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [1] |
| Population | `population_total` | 43,660 people | municipality | 2024-01-01 | 2026-07-14 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 5.3967 % | city | 2020-10-01 | 2026-07-26 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan 0.9 · Feb 1.8 · Mar 5.8 · Apr 12 · May 17 · Jun 20.4 · Jul 24.1 · Aug 25.9 · Sep 23.2 · Oct 17.1 · Nov 10 · Dec 3.2 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-07-31 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan -6 · Feb -5.7 · Mar -2.2 · Apr 2.8 · May 8 · Jun 12.6 · Jul 17.3 · Aug 18.9 · Sep 14.6 · Oct 7.8 · Nov 1.8 · Dec -3.6 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-07-31 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -2.4 · Feb -1.8 · Mar 1.9 · Apr 7.3 · May 12.3 · Jun 16.2 · Jul 20.3 · Aug 22.1 · Sep 18.8 · Oct 12.5 · Nov 6 · Dec -0.1 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-07-31 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 77.4 · Feb 64.5 · Mar 64.1 · Apr 71.9 · May 88.9 · Jun 79.8 · Jul 123.6 · Aug 156.5 · Sep 150.5 · Oct 105.6 · Nov 110.8 · Dec 94.6 mm | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-07-31 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Average sunshine by month | `climate_monthly_sunshine_h` | Jan 103.1 · Feb 117.9 · Mar 158.7 · Apr 186.1 · May 198.5 · Jun 172.6 · Jul 134.4 · Aug 148 · Sep 160.8 · Oct 163.9 · Nov 109.4 · Dec 91.5 hours | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-07-31 | stale | verified | [3] |
| City area | `city_area_km2` | 397.44 km2 | city | 2024 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | `physicians_per_100k` | 56.3 per 100k | city | 2022 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 107.7 people/km² | city | 2024 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [4] |

Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed.

## Sources

1. Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）. — Official source — https://www.e-stat.go.jp/dbview?sid=0000020101
2. Japan e-Stat municipality official denominator — Official source — https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040306672&fileKind=0
3. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station HAKODATE — Official source — https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Japan/CSV/Hakodate_47430.csv
4. Exact e-Stat municipality row B1101: 総面積（北方地域及び竹島を除く）, converted from ha to km2. — Official source — https://www.e-stat.go.jp/dbview?sid=0000020102
5. Exact e-Stat municipality row I6100 (医師数), derived with the exact same-JIS e-Stat A2301 total resident population row. No prefecture or parent-area value is used. — Official source — https://www.e-stat.go.jp/dbview?sid=0000020109

## Cite

ImmigrationDB. "hokutoshi, Japan." Snapshot approved-static-bb6d69cd3c074ae2, last verified 2026-07-31. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/hokutoshi-012360/

Reuse requires the direct source URL, the observation date and a link back to the ImmigrationDB page: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/

## Data

- HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/hokutoshi-012360/
- JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/hokutoshi-012360.json
- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/hokutoshi-012360.md
- MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/jp/hokutoshi-012360
- Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json
- All published city facts, one row each: https://immigrationdb.com/data/facts.ndjson.gz
- Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json