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City profile · Japan · Asia

Kusatsu

Shiga · Japan
City population
143,913
#181
in Japan
#2
in Shiga
#3,941
worldwide
TokyoKusatsu
35.017, 135.967 · 346 km from Tokyo
City population
143,913
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Japan
#181
of 1,216 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#3,941
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Japan
0.1%
of the national population

About Kusatsu

Kusatsu is a city in Shiga, Japan with a population of 143,913. It is the 181st largest of the 1,216 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Japan, and the 3,941st largest worldwide. It lies 346 km from Tokyo.

Position in Japan
#181of 1,216
LargestSmallest
Position in Shiga
#2of 17
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Japan
Region
Shiga
Rank in region
#2of 17
Distance to capital
346 km
to Tokyo
Elevation
102 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Tokyo
Coordinates
35.017, 135.967
Record updated
2024-12-29
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.

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