Map of Kitami, Japan

Kitami is a city in Hokkaido, Japan, with a population of about 119,135. It lies at 43.8031°N, 143.8908°E. Kitami is about 971 km (603 mi) north of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Abashiri, 39 km to the northeast.

Kitami at a glance

Where is Kitami?

• The 8th largest city in Hokkaido on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 54 min on the shortest day to 15 h 28 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kitami

• Abashiri — 39 km northeast
• Kushiro — 100 km southeast
• Otofuke — 106 km southwest
• Obihiro — 113 km southwest
• Asahikawa — 123 km west
• Takikawa — 162 km west
• Iwamizawa — 184 km west
• Ebetsu — 204 km west
• Kitahiroshima — 209 km southwest
• Chitose — 212 km southwest

Largest cities in Hokkaido

• Sapporo — 1,973,832
• Asahikawa — 333,530
• Hakodate — 275,730
• Tomakomai — 174,806
• Kushiro — 167,875
• Obihiro — 166,536
• Ebetsu — 133,953
• Otaru — 115,333
• Chitose — 97,950
• Muroran — 96,197

Largest cities in Japan

• Tokyo — 9,733,276
• Yokohama — 3,777,491
• Osaka — 2,753,862
• Nagoya — 2,332,176
• Sapporo — 1,973,832
• Fukuoka — 1,612,392
• Kawasaki — 1,538,262
• Kobe — 1,525,152
• Kyoto — 1,463,723
• Saitama — 1,324,854

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.