Shiroishi-ku, Sapporo

Shiroishi

白石区
Shiroishi 白石区
Ward
	Shiroishi Ward
	Location of Shiroishi-ku in Sapporo
	Shiroishi
	Coordinates: 43°02′52″N 141°24′18″E / 43.04778°N 141.40500°ECoordinates: 43°02′52″N 141°24′18″E / 43.04778°N 141.40500°E
Country	Japan
Region	Hokkaidō
Prefecture	Ishikari
City	Sapporo
Established	April 1, 1972
Government
• Mayor	Yoichi Horiuchi
Area
• Total	46.35 km2 (17.90 sq mi)
Population (February 1, 2012)
• Total	205,363
• Density	4,430.70/km2 (11,475.5/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 February 1, 2012, the ward has a population of 205,363, with 102,049 households.^{[citation needed]}

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.