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Shinjō

City population
41,140
#659
in Japan
#8
in Yamagata
#13,622
worldwide
TokyoShinjō
38.759, 140.301 · 346 km from Tokyo
Share of Japan
0.0%
Of the national population
Elevation
99 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Distance to capital
To Tokyo
Time zone
Asia/Tokyo
IANA zone identifier

About Shinjō

Shinjō is a city in Yamagata, Japan with a population of 41,140. It is the 659th largest of the 1,216 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Japan, and the 13,622nd largest worldwide. It lies 346 km from Tokyo.

Position in Japan
#659of 1,216
LargestSmallest
Position in Yamagata
#8of 16
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Rank in region
#8of 16
Coordinates
38.759, 140.301
Record updated
21 June 2025
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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