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City profile · Japan · Asia

Shirakawa

City population
59,491
#473
in Japan
#7
in Fukushima
#9,710
worldwide
TokyoShirakawa
37.120, 140.262 · 167 km from Tokyo
City population
59,491
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Japan
#473
of 1,216 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#9,710
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Japan
0.0%
of the national population

About Shirakawa

Shirakawa is a city in Fukushima, Japan with a population of 59,491. It is the 473rd largest of the 1,216 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Japan, and the 9,710th largest worldwide. It lies 167 km from Tokyo.

Position in Japan
#473of 1,216
LargestSmallest
Position in Fukushima
#7of 23
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Rank in region
#7of 23
Distance to capital
to Tokyo
Elevation
323 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Tokyo
Coordinates
37.120, 140.262
Record updated
2024-12-02
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.

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All 1,216 in Japan

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