About Shibetsu
Shibetsu is a city in Hokkaido, Japan with a population of 17,858. It is the 1,126th largest of the 1,216 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Japan, and the 27,711th largest worldwide. It lies 971 km from Tokyo.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#45of 49
Elevation
127 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Tokyo
Coordinates
44.171, 142.395
Record updated
2025-10-09
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.