The place a person comes from; one's birthplace or the place where one was raised (often asked as part of personal background).
面接で出身地を聞かれた。
I was asked about my hometown during the interview.
彼の出身地は北海道だ。
His hometown is Hokkaido.
出身地によって方言が違うことがある。
Dialects can differ depending on one's hometown.