Toyama is the capital city of Toyama Prefecture, Japan, located on the coast of the Sea of Japan in the Chubu region of central Honshu, about 200 kilometers north of Nagoya and 300 kilometers northwest of Tokyo. As of June 2019 the city had an estimated population of 415,844 in 176,643 households and a population density of 335 persons per square kilometer, across a total area of 1,241.77 square kilometers. The city has been designated an environmental model city by the national government for its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Latitude36.695917 degrees north 2 Longitude137.213694 degrees east 2 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Toyama (city) (Wikipedia)
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As of 1 June 2019, the city had an estimated population of 415,844 in 176,643 households, and a population density of 335 persons per km2.
- In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
View the Source 2. Toyama (city) (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 36.695917, longitude 137.213694
P2046 (area)
area 1241.74 sq km
P571 (inception)
inception 1889
View the Source3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 36.6959,137.2137
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevationQuote, results elevation
"elevation": 17.0
View the Source 4. 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 36.75, 137.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 36.75, 137.25
36.75 137.25 Cfa
View the Source 5. GeoNames: Toyama - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1849876, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.53 km)Quote, cities500 record 1849876, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.53 km)
36.7 137.21667 P PPLA JP 42 1849870 415844 11 Asia/Tokyo
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