Shiroishi 白石区
Ward
Shiroishi Ward
Flag Seal
Location of Shiroishi-ku in Sapporo
Shiroishi
Coordinates: 43°02′52″N 141°24′18″E / 43.04778°N 141.40500°E / 43.04778; 141.40500
Country	Japan
Region	Hokkaidō
Prefecture	Ishikari
City	Sapporo
Established	April 1, 1972
Government
• Mayor	Yoichi Horiuchi
Area
• Total	34.47 km2 (13.31 sq mi)
Population  (August 31, 2021)
• Total	213,704
• Density	6,200/km2 (16,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Tree	Poplar
Flower	Rose
Telephone	011-862-2400
Address	3-Kita-1-1 Hongo-dori, Shiroishi-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido 003-8612

Shiroishi-ku (白石区) is one of the ten wards in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. As of August 31, 2021, the ward has a population of 213,704.

History

• 1871: Shiroishi village was founded.^[1]
• 1873: Kamishiroishi village split off from Shiroishi village.
• 1902: Shiroishi village and kamishiroishi village were merged to form Shiroishi village.
• 1950: Shiroishi village was merged into Sapporo city.
• 1972: Sapporo was designated as one of the cities designated by government ordinance and Shiroishi-ku was established.
• 1989: Atsubetsu-ku split off from Shiroishi-ku.

Transportation

Education

Mascots

Shiroppy and Kuroppy, the ward's mascots

Shiroishi's mascots are Shiroppy (しろっぴー) and Kuroppy (くろっぴー). They are cute snowmen with rose motifs.^[2]

• Shiroppy is a white active snowwoman who wears a red rose hat and cares about people. She was unveiled in July 2008.
• Kuroppy is a grey selfish snowwoman who wears a blue rose hat and loves to bother people for fun. She is the rival of Shiroppy. She was unveiled in February 2020.

Friendship city

• Shiroishi, Miyagi

References

External links

• Shiroishi-ku word office (in Japanese)

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