What is the population of Sagamihara?
Sagamihara has a city population of 720,780. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Sagamihara
Sitting 43 km from Tokyo, Sagamihara holds a population of 720,780, making it the fourth-largest city in Kanagawa and the 22nd in Japan. The city accounts for 0.6% of the national population. Aihara, with 725,493 residents, lies 8 km away, and Hachiōji, home to 579,355 people, sits 12 km distant.
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
#4of 33
Elevation
237 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Tokyo
Coordinates
35.567, 139.242
Record updated
2025-02-18
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 |
| Sagamihara | 721K |
Sagamihara Population FAQ
Where is Sagamihara?
Sagamihara is in Kanagawa, Japan, 43 km from the capital, Tokyo. Its coordinates are 35.567, 139.242.
How big is Sagamihara compared with other cities in Japan?
It is the 22nd largest of the 1,216 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Japan, holding 0.6% of the national population.