Nishinomiya is a city in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, part of the Kansai region between Osaka and Kobe. As of 2021 it had a population of about 484,368 across roughly 100 square kilometers, one of the higher population densities in the prefecture. The city is a commercial and shipping hub and is widely known as the home of Koshien Stadium, where the Hanshin Tigers baseball team plays. It was elevated to city status in 1925.
Facts
Founding Year Climate Zone Sources
1. Nishinomiya (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)Quote, P1082 (population)
population 487,010 (2021)
2. 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, 135.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 34.75, 135.25
34.75 135.25 Cfa
3. GeoNames: Nishinomiya - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1855207, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)Quote, cities500 record 1855207, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
34.71562 135.33199 P PPLA2 JP 13 1855204 485587 5 Asia/Tokyo
Nishinomiya (Wikipedia)
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Nishinomiya (西宮市, Nishinomiya-shi) is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
- In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
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