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City profile · Japan · Asia

Nakano

City population
344,880
#67
in Japan
#6
in Tokyo
#1,669
worldwide
TokyoNakano
35.704, 139.669 · 3 km from Tokyo
City population
344,880
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Japan
#67
of 1,216 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#1,669
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Japan
0.3%
of the national population

About Nakano

Nakano is a city in Tokyo, Japan with a population of 344,880. It is the 67th largest of the 1,216 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Japan, and the 1,669th largest worldwide. It lies 3 km from Tokyo.

Position in Japan
#67of 1,216
LargestSmallest
Position in Tokyo
#6of 51
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Rank in region
#6of 51
Distance to capital
to Tokyo
Elevation
41 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Tokyo
Coordinates
35.704, 139.669
Record updated
2025-05-29
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.

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All 1,216 in Japan

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