About Shibetsu
Shibetsu is a city in Hokkaido, Japan with a population of 21,744. It is the 1,025th largest of the 1,216 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Japan, and the 23,751st largest worldwide. It lies 1,000 km from Tokyo.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#37of 49
Coordinates
43.659, 145.132
Record updated
9 October 2025
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 1,216 in JapanClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.