Map of Muroran, Japan

Muroran is a city in Hokkaido, Japan, with a population of about 96,197. It lies at 42.3172°N, 140.9881°E. Muroran is about 745 km (463 mi) north of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Date, 19 km to the northwest.

Muroran at a glance

Where is Muroran?

• The 11th largest city in Hokkaido on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 05 min on the shortest day to 15 h 17 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Muroran

• Date — 19 km northwest
• Noboribetsu — 22 km northeast
• Tomakomai — 62 km northeast
• Kamiiso — 62 km southwest
• Hokuto — 63 km southwest
• Hakodate — 64 km south
• Chitose — 78 km northeast
• Eniwa — 80 km northeast
• Kitahiroshima — 87 km northeast
• Sapporo — 88 km north

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
• Kitami — 119,135
• Otaru — 115,333
• Chitose — 97,950

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.