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Hachiōji

City population
579,355
#26
in Japan
#3
in Tokyo
#961
worldwide
TokyoHachiōji
35.656, 139.324 · 33 km from Tokyo
Share of Japan
0.5%
Of the national population
Elevation
127 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Distance to capital
To Tokyo
Time zone
Asia/Tokyo
IANA zone identifier

About Hachiōji

The third-largest listed city in Tokyo, Hachiōji holds a population of 579,355. Located 33 km from the national capital, it sits among a cluster of cities across the region: Aihara lies 6 km away with 725,493 residents, while Hino, Tachikawa, and Akishima are each within 10 km, ranging from 113,949 to 190,435 people.

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
#26of 1,216
LargestSmallest
Position in Tokyo
#3of 51
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Rank in region
#3of 51
Coordinates
35.656, 139.324
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.
Hachiōji 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
Hachiōji579K

Hachiōji Population FAQ

What is the population of Hachiōji?

Hachiōji has a city population of 579,355. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Hachiōji?

Hachiōji is in Tokyo, Japan, 33 km from the capital, Tokyo. Its coordinates are 35.656, 139.324.

How big is Hachiōji compared with other cities in Japan?

It is the 26th largest of the 1,216 cities listed in Japan, holding 0.5% of the national population.

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