Hirosaki (弘前市, Hirosaki-shi) is a city in Aomori Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The city's English Wikipedia article reports an estimated population of 157,031 living in 84,998 households as of 1 January 2026. As a shi, it is one of the three kinds of municipality used in Japan, alongside towns and villages, and it runs its local administration through a mayor and a city council within Aomori Prefecture. The population and area figures are those quoted in the article at the time of writing and may differ from later census results.
Facts
Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Japan: Administrative Division
citypopulation.deAomori Prefecture section of the table, 2020-10-01 census columnQuote, Aomori Prefecture section of the table, 2020-10-01 census column
Hirosaki City (-shi) 弘前市 194,197 193,217 189,043 183,473 177,411 168,466 155,952
2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 40.6031,140.4638
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results, elevationQuote, results, elevation
"elevation": 48.0
3. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 40.75, 140.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 40.75, 140.25
40.75 140.25 Cfa
Hirosaki (Wikipedia)
Part Of: Japan, Lead, first sentence
is a city located in western Aomori Prefecture, Japan
On Continent: Asia, Lead, first sentence
is a city located in western Aomori Prefecture, Japan
In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Lead, first sentence
is a city located in western Aomori Prefecture, Japan
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