What is the population of Hiroshima?

1,200,754 people, per GeoNames.

Does Hiroshima have a university?

Yes. Hiroshima Bunkyo Women's University and Hiroshima City University.

HIROSHIMA

Hiroshima · JAPAN (JP) · 34.40°N / 132.45°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,862,415

Hiroshima is a city in Japan with a population of 1,200,754. It sits at 34.40/132.45, runs on Asia/Tokyo, is 4 km from Gion.

Population 1,200,754

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Tokyo

All facts

fields

Country: Japan
Subdivision: Hiroshima
Coords: 34.40°N / 132.45°E
UTC offset: +9
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

N Gion Hiroshima 68,713 4.0 km

E Fuchū Hiroshima 51,155 5.7 km

SE Kaitaichi Hiroshima 29,636 8.5 km

SE Saka Hiroshima 13,265 9.6 km

SW Hatsukaichi Hiroshima 114,173 12.1 km

SE Kumano Hiroshima 22,834 13.3 km

SW Miyajima Hiroshima 2,018 16.3 km

S Etajima Hiroshima 24,596 18.1 km

SW Ōno-hara Hiroshima 26,190 21.3 km

SE Kure Hiroshima 214,592 21.5 km

Air access

nearby

HIW

Hiroshima Heliport

Heliport

0.0 km

IWK

Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport

Medium airport

33.8 km

HIJ

Hiroshima Airport

Large airport

43.3 km

Universities

linked

Hiroshima Bunkyo Women's University

h-bunkyo.ac.jp

Hiroshima City University

hiroshima-cu.ac.jp

Hiroshima Institute of Technology

it-hiroshima.ac.jp

Hiroshima International University

hirokoku-u.ac.jp

Hiroshima Jogakuin University

hju.ac.jp

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Hiroshima?: 1,200,754 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Hiroshima in?: Asia/Tokyo.
Which country is Hiroshima in?: Japan (JP).
Which airport serves Hiroshima?: Hiroshima Heliport (HIW).
How far is Hiroshima from Tokyo?: About 674 km.
Does Hiroshima have a university?: Yes. Hiroshima Bunkyo Women's University and Hiroshima City University.
What languages are spoken in Japan?: Japanese.
What currency is used in Japan?: Yen.
How many cities are in Japan?: 2,174 on record.
Which admin region is Hiroshima in?: Hiroshima.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1862415

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1862415,
    "name": "Hiroshima",
    "ascii_name": "Hiroshima",
    "country_code": "JP",
    "population": 1200754,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Tokyo",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 34.4,
    "longitude": 132.45
  }
}

Context

comparatives

17.5x the population of Gion.
4 km from Gion.
Same timezone (Asia/Tokyo) as 2,173 other cities in Japan.