What is the population of Kotō?
Kotō has a city population of 543,730. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Kotō
Ranked #1030 in the world, this city of 543,730 is the second-largest in Kumamoto Prefecture. It sits 883 km from Tokyo and 6 km from Kumamoto, the prefectural capital with a population of 738,907. Shimada lies 5 km away with 32,510 residents, while three other cities cluster within 13 km: Mifune (16,901), Okino (43,337), and Uto (37,442).
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 25
Elevation
8 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Tokyo
Coordinates
32.779, 130.745
Record updated
2025-06-03
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 JapanClosest 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.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Kotō | 544K |
Kotō Population FAQ
Where is Kotō?
Kotō is in Kumamoto, Japan, 883 km from the capital, Tokyo. Its coordinates are 32.779, 130.745.
How big is Kotō compared with other cities in Japan?
It is the 27th largest of the 1,216 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Japan, holding 0.4% of the national population.