pre-industrial
industrial
Meiji Regime establishes an industrialization and westernization effort. Settlement of Hokkaido deemed
Muroran invested heavily in Steel Production and Ship Construction
important for economic expansion and national defense.
muroran :
H- 1947: Hokkaido Agency Established: Manages National Government Public Works Projects: power plants, roads, ports, agricultural output
history and conditions M: muroran: city
H: hokkaido : region M-1872: port established
M- 1894: designated special exporting port
M- 1939: muroran higher technical school established
H- 1945: Food and other shortages in Japan lead to further investment in Hokkaido’s arable land and natural resources
H- 1900: Hokkaido leads Japanese economy in agricultural output. H- 1904-1907: Major Railway Development in Hokkaido M- 1900: classified as a town
H- 1950: Hokkaido Development Act and Agency established
M- 1922: classified as a city
H- 1920: Heavy industry output surpasses that of agriculture and leads the nation of Japan: mines, paper mills, steel works, and foundations of modern industry are established.
H- 1900: Major investments in agricultural production and techniques
H- 1883: Hokkaido Project Management Bureau established at the Department of Agriculture and Commerce
200,000
population peaked in 1970 at 162,000 steady decline: approximately 2% annual reduction in total population the city has an estimated present-day population of 96,724
Persons
population
150,000
under 15
100,000
15 - 64
65 and over
50,000
present density of 1,210 people per km² (752 per sq. mile) 1980
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