What is the population of Utsunomiya?
Utsunomiya has a city population of 518,757. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Utsunomiya
Situated 99 km from Tokyo, Utsunomiya holds a population of 518,757, making it the largest city in Tochigi prefecture and the 29th most populous in Japan. Kanuma (94,903 people) lies 14 km away, the nearest substantial neighbouring city among five towns within a 17 km radius.
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
#1of 26
Elevation
137 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Tokyo
Coordinates
36.567, 139.883
Record updated
2024-12-29
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.
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 |
| Utsunomiya | 519K |
Utsunomiya Population FAQ
Where is Utsunomiya?
Utsunomiya is in Tochigi, Japan, 99 km from the capital, Tokyo. Its coordinates are 36.567, 139.883.
How big is Utsunomiya compared with other cities in Japan?
It is the 29th largest of the 1,216 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Japan, holding 0.4% of the national population.