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Aihara

City population
725,493
#20
in Japan
#3
in Kanagawa
#761
worldwide
TokyoAihara
35.600, 139.317 · 35 km from Tokyo
Share of Japan
0.6%
Of the national population
Elevation
157 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Distance to capital
To Tokyo
Time zone
Asia/Tokyo
IANA zone identifier

About Aihara

The third-largest listed city in Kanagawa, Aihara has a population of 725,493. Located 35 km from Tokyo, it sits within a cluster of major cities: Sagamihara (720,780) lies 8 km away, Hachiōji (579,355) is 6 km distant, and Machida (431,079) is 14 km off. Together these neighbouring cities form one of Japan's densest urban concentrations outside the capital itself.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Japan
#20of 1,216
LargestSmallest
Position in Kanagawa
#3of 33
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Rank in region
#3of 33
Coordinates
35.600, 139.317
Record updated
29 December 2024
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 1,216 in Japan

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Aihara compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Aihara725K

Aihara Population FAQ

What is the population of Aihara?

Aihara has a city population of 725,493. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Aihara?

Aihara is in Kanagawa, Japan, 35 km from the capital, Tokyo. Its coordinates are 35.600, 139.317.

How big is Aihara compared with other cities in Japan?

It is the 20th largest of the 1,216 cities listed in Japan, holding 0.6% of the national population.

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