What is the population of Ōta?
Ōta has a city population of 748,081. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Ōta
Ranked 734th in the world, this city holds 748,081 residents and stands as the second-largest in Tokyo by city population. Located 14 km from the national capital, it sits at low elevation near Kawasaki, which has 1,538,262 residents 5 km away. The city accounts for 0.6% of Japan's national population.
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 51
Elevation
12 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Tokyo
Coordinates
35.561, 139.716
Record updated
2025-06-02
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 |
| Ōta | 748K |
Ōta Population FAQ
Where is Ōta?
Ōta is in Tokyo, Japan, 14 km from the capital, Tokyo. Its coordinates are 35.561, 139.716.
How big is Ōta compared with other cities in Japan?
It is the 18th largest of the 1,216 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Japan, holding 0.6% of the national population.