It reads はこだてし — Hakodate Shi.
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Hakodate is a city and port located in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital city of Oshima Subprefecture. As of January 31, 2024, the city had an estimated population of 239,813 with 138,807 households, and a population density of 354 inhabitants per square kilometre (920/sq mi). The total area is 677.86 square kilometres (261.72 sq mi). The city is the third largest in Hokkaido after Sapporo and Asahikawa.
Measured as real great-circle distance from Hakodate.
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函館市 is read はこだてし (Hakodate Shi). It is a city in Hokkaido Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Hakodate has a population of 251,891 across 678 km², making it the 88th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 3rd largest of the 169 in Hokkaido.
The closest municipalities to Hakodate are Nanae Cho (13 km), Kikonai Cho (27 km), Shikabe Cho (30 km).