What is the population of Kobe?

1,525,152 people, per GeoNames.

Does Kobe have a university?

Yes. Kobe City University of ForeignStudies and Kobe Design University.

KOBE

Hyōgo · JAPAN (JP) · 34.69°N / 135.18°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,859,171

Kobe is a city in Japan with a population of 1,525,152. It sits at 34.69/135.18, runs on Asia/Tokyo, is 11 km from Ashiya.

Population 1,525,152

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Tokyo

All facts

fields

Country: Japan
Subdivision: Hyōgo
Coords: 34.69°N / 135.18°E
UTC offset: +9
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

E Ashiya Hyōgo 93,922 11.7 km

E Nishinomiya Hyōgo 485,587 13.9 km

W Akashi Hyōgo 303,601 16.6 km

NE Takarazuka Hyōgo 226,432 19.9 km

E Amagasaki Hyōgo 459,593 21.6 km

N Sandachō Hyōgo 132,858 21.8 km

NW Miki Hyōgo 75,450 21.9 km

NE Itami Hyōgo 198,138 22.5 km

NE Kawanishi Hyōgo 155,165 25.5 km

W Inami Hyōgo 30,268 25.5 km

Air access

nearby

UKB

Kobe Airport

Large airport

0.0 km

ITM

Osaka Itami International Airport

Large airport

25.6 km

KIX

Kansai International Airport

Large airport

29.8 km

Universities

linked

Kobe City University of ForeignStudies

kobe-cufs.ac.jp

Kobe Design University

kobe-du.ac.jp

Kobe Gakuin University

kobegakuin.ac.jp

Kobe International University

kobe-kiu.ac.jp

Kobe Jogakuin University

kobe-c.ac.jp

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Kobe?: 1,525,152 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Kobe in?: Asia/Tokyo.
Which country is Kobe in?: Japan (JP).
Which airport serves Kobe?: Kobe Airport (UKB).
How far is Kobe from Tokyo?: About 424 km.
Does Kobe have a university?: Yes. Kobe City University of ForeignStudies and Kobe Design 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 Kobe in?: Hyōgo.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1859171

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1859171,
    "name": "Kobe",
    "ascii_name": "Kobe",
    "country_code": "JP",
    "population": 1525152,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Tokyo",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 34.6913,
    "longitude": 135.183
  }
}

Context

comparatives

16.2x the population of Ashiya.
11 km from Ashiya.
Same timezone (Asia/Tokyo) as 2,173 other cities in Japan.