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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div>Bibai</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location in Japan</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Bibai&params=43_20_N_141_51_E_region:JP_type:city(19242)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">43°20′N</span> <span class="longitude">141°51′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">43.333°N 141.850°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">43.333; 141.850</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">Japan</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_regions_of_Japan" title="List of regions of Japan">Region</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hokkaido" title="Hokkaido">Hokkaido</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Prefectures_of_Japan" title="Prefectures of Japan">Prefecture</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hokkaido" title="Hokkaido">Hokkaido</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sorachi_Subprefecture" title="Sorachi Subprefecture">Sorachi Subprefecture</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Mayor</th><td class="infobox-data">Hisashi Sakurai <small>(since 2023)</small></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">277.69 km<sup>2</sup> (107.22 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(May 31, 2023)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">19,242</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">69.3/km<sup>2</sup> (179/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B09:00" title="UTC+09:00">UTC+09:00</a> (<a href="/wiki/Japan_Standard_Time" title="Japan Standard Time">JST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">City hall address</th><td class="infobox-data">1-1, Minami Itchōme, Nishi San-jō, Bibai-shi, Hokkaidō<br>072-8660</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Climate</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Humid_continental_climate" title="Humid continental climate">Dfb</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.city.bibai.hokkaido.jp/">www<wbr></wbr>.city<wbr></wbr>.bibai<wbr></wbr>.hokkaido<wbr></wbr>.jp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1141396924">.mw-parser-output .ib-region-symbols-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-region-symbols-none{float:none;clear:none;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-region-symbols-center{float:none;clear:none;margin:0.5em auto}.mw-parser-output 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</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>As of 2023, the city has an estimated <a href="/wiki/Population" title="Population">population</a> of 19,242, and the <a href="/wiki/Population_density" title="Population density">density</a> of 69.3 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area is 277.69 km<sup>2</sup>. </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#History"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">History</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Geography"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Geography</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#Climate"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Climate</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Demographics"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Demographics</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#Education"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Education</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#High_schools"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">High schools</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#School_for_special_needs"><span class="tocnumber">4.2</span> <span class="toctext">School for special needs</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="#Transportation"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Transportation</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="#Rail"><span class="tocnumber">5.1</span> <span class="toctext">Rail</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="#Road"><span class="tocnumber">5.2</span> <span class="toctext">Road</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-11"><a href="#Culture"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Culture</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-12"><a href="#Mascots"><span class="tocnumber">6.1</span> <span class="toctext">Mascots</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-13"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-14"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Bibai&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <p>The name <i>Bibai</i> is derived from Ainu word "pipa o i", meaning "Place (swamp) with many <a href="/wiki/Cockscomb_pearl_mussel" class="mw-redirect" title="Cockscomb pearl mussel">cockscomb pearl mussels</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>1890 - The village of Numakai was founded.</li> <li>1925 - Numakai village became Numakai town.</li> <li>1926 - Numakai was renamed Bibai.</li> <li>1950 - Bibai town became Bibai city.</li> <li>1982 - Bibai Dam was completed.</li></ul> <p>At its peak, Bibai was a <a href="/wiki/Coal_town" title="Coal town">coal town</a> that produced over a million tons annually. However, ever since the mine was closed in 1972, the city has suffered a slowly declining population.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Bibai&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <p><a href="/wiki/Ishikari_River" title="Ishikari River">Ishikari River</a> flows to west of Bibai. <a href="/wiki/Bibai_Dam" title="Bibai Dam">Bibai Dam</a> was built on the Bibai River, a tributary of Ishikari River. </p><p>Lake Miyajima was registered as a wetland under the <a href="/wiki/Ramsar_Convention" title="Ramsar Convention">Ramsar Convention</a> in 2002.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Bibai&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Climate" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Bibai (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present) </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFE3C7; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.5<br>(47.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFDFC0; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.0<br>(48.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFC081; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.6<br>(56.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF7000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.2<br>(77.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF3D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.6<br>(90.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF3900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.2<br>(91.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF2800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35.6<br>(96.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF2800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35.6<br>(96.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF3E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.4<br>(90.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF6D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.6<br>(78.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF9429; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.0<br>(68.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFBE7D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.9<br>(57.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF2800; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">35.6<br>(96.1) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #D8D8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−2.6<br>(27.3) </td> <td style="background: #DFDFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−1.4<br>(29.5) </td> <td style="background: #F6F6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.9<br>(37.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFD3A8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.8<br>(51.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFA246; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.9<br>(64.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF860D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.0<br>(71.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF6D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.6<br>(78.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF6800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.3<br>(79.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF8205; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.6<br>(72.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFB266; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.6<br>(60.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFECD9; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.2<br>(45.0) </td> <td style="background: #E5E5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−0.3<br>(31.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFC994; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">12.2<br>(54.0) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #C3C3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−6.6<br>(20.1) </td> <td style="background: #C6C6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−5.9<br>(21.4) </td> <td style="background: #DEDEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−1.5<br>(29.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFF8F2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.4<br>(41.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFCA96; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.1<br>(53.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFAC59; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.5<br>(61.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF9123; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.4<br>(68.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF8B18; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.2<br>(70.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFA954; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.9<br>(62.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFD8B1; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.1<br>(50.2) </td> <td style="background: #F7F7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.1<br>(37.6) </td> <td style="background: #D2D2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−3.8<br>(25.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFEBD8; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">7.3<br>(45.2) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #A3A3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−12.4<br>(9.7) </td> <td style="background: #A5A5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−12.1<br>(10.2) </td> <td style="background: #C1C1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−6.9<br>(19.6) </td> <td style="background: #E7E7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.1<br>(32.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFEFDF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.8<br>(44.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFC994; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.2<br>(54.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFAB58; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.6<br>(61.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFA851; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.1<br>(62.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC9A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.8<br>(53.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFFBF8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.0<br>(41.0) </td> <td style="background: #E0E0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−1.1<br>(30.0) </td> <td style="background: #B8B8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−8.5<br>(16.7) </td> <td style="background: #F3F3FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">2.4<br>(36.3) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #4646FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−29.6<br>(−21.3) </td> <td style="background: #5959FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−26.2<br>(−15.2) </td> <td style="background: #6D6DFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−22.4<br>(−8.3) </td> <td style="background: #A3A3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−12.4<br>(9.7) </td> <td style="background: #D9D9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−2.4<br>(27.7) </td> <td style="background: #F9F9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.4<br>(38.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFE6CE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.0<br>(46.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFE2C6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.6<br>(47.5) </td> <td style="background: #F2F2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.1<br>(35.8) </td> <td style="background: #CFCFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−4.3<br>(24.3) </td> <td style="background: #9898FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−14.5<br>(5.9) </td> <td style="background: #5757FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−26.5<br>(−15.7) </td> <td style="background: #4646FF; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">−29.6<br>(−21.3) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> mm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #8BFF8B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">77.6<br>(3.06) </td> <td style="background: #97FF97; color:#000000;" class="notheme">63.5<br>(2.50) </td> <td style="background: #ADFFAD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">54.6<br>(2.15) </td> <td style="background: #ACFFAC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">53.8<br>(2.12) </td> <td style="background: #86FF86; color:#000000;" class="notheme">80.8<br>(3.18) </td> <td style="background: #94FF94; color:#000000;" class="notheme">69.1<br>(2.72) </td> <td style="background: #49FF49; color:#000000;" class="notheme">122.0<br>(4.80) </td> <td style="background: #09FF09; color:#000000;" class="notheme">164.9<br>(6.49) </td> <td style="background: #20FF20; color:#000000;" class="notheme">144.2<br>(5.68) </td> <td style="background: #4BFF4B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">120.6<br>(4.75) </td> <td style="background: #49FF49; color:#000000;" class="notheme">117.6<br>(4.63) </td> <td style="background: #62FF62; color:#000000;" class="notheme">104.9<br>(4.13) </td> <td style="background: #6AFF6A; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">1,173.5<br>(46.20) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average snowfall cm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #000030; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">203<br>(80) </td> <td style="background: #000030; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">156<br>(61) </td> <td style="background: #000030; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">107<br>(42) </td> <td style="background: #3636FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">13<br>(5.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0<br>(0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0<br>(0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0<br>(0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0<br>(0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0<br>(0) </td> <td style="background: #F0F0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1<br>(0.4) </td> <td style="background: #000030; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">77<br>(30) </td> <td style="background: #000030; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">216<br>(85) </td> <td style="background: #000030; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">766<br>(302) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average precipitation days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 1.0 mm)</span> </th> <td style="background: #0E0EFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">19.5 </td> <td style="background: #2222FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">16.3 </td> <td style="background: #5555FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">13.7 </td> <td style="background: #7676FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.7 </td> <td style="background: #7F7FFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.3 </td> <td style="background: #9191FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.6 </td> <td style="background: #8383FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.0 </td> <td style="background: #7D7DFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.5 </td> <td style="background: #6767FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.9 </td> <td style="background: #4444FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">15.1 </td> <td style="background: #0A0AFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">19.2 </td> <td style="background: #0000EF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">21.9 </td> <td style="background: #4F4FFF; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">167.7 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average snowy days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 3 cm)</span> </th> <td style="background: #0909FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">19.9 </td> <td style="background: #1414FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">17.3 </td> <td style="background: #5F5FFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12.9 </td> <td style="background: #E8E8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.8 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0 </td> <td style="background: #FDFDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.1 </td> <td style="background: #A8A8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.8 </td> <td style="background: #0B0BFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">19.7 </td> <td style="background: #ACACFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">78.5 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean monthly <a href="/wiki/Sunshine_duration" title="Sunshine duration">sunshine hours</a> </th> <td style="background: #737373; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">63.3 </td> <td style="background: #9D9D9D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">78.4 </td> <td style="background: #BBBB41; color:#000000;" class="notheme">131.0 </td> <td style="background: #CECE00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">167.5 </td> <td style="background: #D6D600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">193.6 </td> <td style="background: #D0D000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">171.8 </td> <td style="background: #C6C600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">156.2 </td> <td style="background: #C7C700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">157.8 </td> <td style="background: #CACA00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">158.2 </td> <td style="background: #BBBB42; color:#000000;" class="notheme">130.6 </td> <td style="background: #818181; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">68.5 </td> <td style="background: #4D4D4D; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">42.6 </td> <td style="background: #BABA47; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">1,519.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: <a href="/wiki/Japan_Meteorological_Agency" title="Japan Meteorological Agency">Japan Meteorological Agency</a><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Bibai&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Demographics" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <p>Per Japanese census data,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the population of Bibai has declined by more than half over the past half-century. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1261442011">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-top:none;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:5px}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border-top:1px #a2a9b1 solid!important}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:none}}</style><table class="table-pale" style="width:15em;border-top-width:0;border-spacing: 0;float:none;clear:none;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0;"><caption class="caption-purple" style="padding:0.25em;font-weight:bold">Historical population</caption><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Percent change" class="abbr-header">±%</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1970 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">47,369</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">— </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1980 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">38,552</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−18.6%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1990 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">35,176</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−8.8%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 2000 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">31,183</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−11.4%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb"> 2010 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">26,034</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">−16.5%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 2020 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">20,413</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−21.6%</td></tr></tbody></table> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 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School</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="School_for_special_needs">School for special needs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Bibai&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: School for special needs" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <ul><li>Hokkaido Bibai School for Special Needs</li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(5)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Transportation">Transportation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Bibai&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Transportation" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button 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Station">Kōshunai</a> - <a href="/wiki/Bibai_Station" title="Bibai Station">Bibai</a> - <a href="/wiki/Chashinai_Station" title="Chashinai Station">Chashinai</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Road">Road</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Bibai&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Road" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>Straight line section of Route 12 is the longest in Japan. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hokkaid%C5%8D_Expressway" class="mw-redirect" title="Hokkaidō Expressway">Hokkaidō Expressway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_National_Route_12" title="Japan National Route 12">Route 12</a></li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(6)"><span 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He is a greater white-fronted goose. He was unveiled in 1986. <b>Yakitoriman</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">ヤキトリ男</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Yakitoriotoko</i></span>)</span> is Mami-chan's assistant who is a <a href="/wiki/Yakitori" title="Yakitori">yakitori</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:left;" class=""></div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(7)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Bibai&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: References" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-7 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-7"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180926073816/http://www.city.bibai.hokkaido.jp/bibai/1329/index.html">"Outline of Bibai"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.city.bibai.hokkaido.jp/bibai/1329/index.html">the original</a> on 2018-09-26<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2015-05-17</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Outline+of+Bibai&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.city.bibai.hokkaido.jp%2Fbibai%2F1329%2Findex.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABibai" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150726000925/http://www.city.bibai.hokkaido.jp/2006/10/532/index.phtml">"History of Bibai"</a>. 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%A8%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%8C_%D9%87%D9%88%DA%A9%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AF%D9%88" title="بیبای، هوکایدو – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="بیبای، هوکایدو" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibai-chh%C4%AB" title="Bibai-chhī – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Bibai-chhī" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibai_(lungsod)" title="Bibai (lungsod) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Bibai (lungsod)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tum mw-list-item"><a href="https://tum.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibai" title="Bibai – Tumbuka" lang="tum" hreflang="tum" data-title="Bibai" data-language-autonym="ChiTumbuka" data-language-local-name="Tumbuka" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ChiTumbuka</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibai" title="Bibai – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Bibai" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%A8%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%8C_%D9%87%D9%88%DA%A9%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AF%D9%88" title="بیبای، هوکایدو – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="بیبای، هوکایدو" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibai" title="Bibai – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Bibai" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibai" title="Bibai – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Bibai" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B9%84%EB%B0%94%EC%9D%B4%EC%8B%9C" title="비바이시 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="비바이시" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibai" title="Bibai – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Bibai" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibai,_Hokkaido" title="Bibai, Hokkaido – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Bibai, Hokkaido" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibai,_Hokkaido" title="Bibai, Hokkaido – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Bibai, Hokkaido" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibai" title="Bibai – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Bibai" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pam mw-list-item"><a href="https://pam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibai,_Hokkaid%C5%8D" title="Bibai, Hokkaidō – Pampanga" lang="pam" hreflang="pam" data-title="Bibai, Hokkaidō" data-language-autonym="Kapampangan" data-language-local-name="Pampanga" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kapampangan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibajus" title="Bibajus – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Bibajus" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibai" title="Bibai – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Bibai" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%A8%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%8C_%D9%87%D9%88%DA%A9%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AF%D9%88" title="بیبای، هوکایدو – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="بیبای، هوکایدو" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibai" title="Bibai – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Bibai" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%BE%8E%E5%94%84%E5%B8%82" title="美唄市 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="美唄市" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B8%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%B9" title="Бибай – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Бибай" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibai" title="Bibai – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Bibai" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibai" title="Bibai – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Bibai" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibai" title="Bibai – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Bibai" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B8%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%B9" title="Бибай – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Бибай" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B8%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%98_(%D0%A5%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%BE)" title="Бибај (Хокаидо) – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Бибај (Хокаидо)" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibai" title="Bibai – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Bibai" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibai" title="Bibai – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Bibai" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl badge-Q70893996 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibai" title="Bibai – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Bibai" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B8%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%B9" title="Бибай – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Бибай" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tg mw-list-item"><a href="https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B8%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%B8" title="Бибаи – Tajik" lang="tg" hreflang="tg" data-title="Бибаи" data-language-autonym="Тоҷикӣ" data-language-local-name="Tajik" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Тоҷикӣ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibai" title="Bibai – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Bibai" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%96%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%B9" title="Бібай – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Бібай" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibai,_Hokkaid%C5%8D" title="Bibai, Hokkaidō – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Bibai, Hokkaidō" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" 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