Hamamatsu is a city in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of September 2023 it had an estimated population of 780,128 in 340,591 households, making it the prefecture largest city, with a population density of 500 people per square kilometer over a total urban area of 1,558.06 square kilometers. It ranked first in Japan's government-designated cities happiness index, published by the Japan Research Institute, in both 2018 and 2022.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Latitude34.710889 degrees north 1 Longitude137.726194 degrees east 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Hamamatsu (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 788,211 (2021)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 34.710889, longitude 137.726194
P2046 (area)
area 1558.06 sq km
P571 (inception)
inception 1889
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 788211 (2021)
View the Source2. GeoNames: Hamamatsu - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1863289
34.7 137.73333 P PPLA2 JP 37 1863288 22131 791707 3 Asia/Tokyo
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 3 m
View the Source 3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 34.75, 137.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 34.75, 137.75
34.75 137.75 Cfa
Hamamatsu (Wikipedia)
Lead section
Hamamatsu (浜松市, Hamamatsu-shi) is a city located in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
- In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
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