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Utsunomiya

Eastern Asia

Utsunomiya is the capital and largest city of Tochigi Prefecture in the northern Kanto region of Japan. As of July 2023 the city had an estimated population of 513,584 and a population density of 1,232 persons per square kilometer, across a total area of 416.85 square kilometers. Utsunomiya is well known for gyoza, with more than two hundred gyoza restaurants in the city.

Facts
Population
513,584 1
Area (sq km)
416.85 2
Founding Year
1889 2
Latitude
36.555111 degrees north 2
Longitude
139.882556 degrees east 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+09:00 3
Sources
1. Utsunomiya (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
Quote, Lead section
As of 1 July 2023, the city had an estimated population of 513,584, and a population density of 1,232 persons per square kilometre (3,190/sq mi).
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2. Utsunomiya (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 36.555111, longitude 139.882556
  • P2046 (area)
    area 416.85 sq km
  • P571 (inception)
    inception 1889
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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3. GeoNames: Utsunomiya - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1849053
    36.56667 139.88333 P PPLA JP 38 1849052 518757 137 Asia/Tokyo
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 137 m
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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, 139.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 36.75, 139.75
36.75 139.75 Cfa
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Wikidata: Utsunomiya
Wikidata Q200589, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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