KURE

Hiroshima · JAPAN (JP) · 34.23°N / 132.57°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,858,296

Kure is a city in Japan with a population of 214,592. It sits at 34.23/132.57, runs on Asia/Tokyo, is 8 km from Etajima.

Population 214,592

Place Type District Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Tokyo

All facts

fields

Country: Japan
Subdivision: Hiroshima
Coords: 34.23°N / 132.57°E
UTC offset: +9
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

W Etajima Hiroshima 24,596 8.0 km

N Kumano Hiroshima 22,834 11.2 km

N Saka Hiroshima 13,265 12.1 km

N Kaitaichi Hiroshima 29,636 15.2 km

N Fuchū Hiroshima 51,155 18.0 km

NW Hiroshima Hiroshima 1,200,754 21.5 km

W Miyajima Hiroshima 2,018 23.7 km

N Gion Hiroshima 68,713 24.1 km

NE Higashihiroshima Hiroshima 196,608 25.1 km

NW Hatsukaichi Hiroshima 114,173 25.1 km

Air access

nearby

HIW

Hiroshima Heliport

Heliport

20.7 km

IWK

Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport

Medium airport

30.9 km

HIJ

Hiroshima Airport

Large airport

39.5 km

MYJ

Matsuyama Airport

Large airport

46.6 km

Universities

linked

Kure University

kure-u.ac.jp

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Kure?: 214,592 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Kure in?: Asia/Tokyo.
Which country is Kure in?: Japan (JP).
Which airport serves Kure?: Hiroshima Heliport (HIW).
How far is Kure from Tokyo?: About 669 km.
Does Kure have a university?: Yes. Kure 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 Kure in?: Hiroshima.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1858296

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1858296,
    "name": "Kure",
    "ascii_name": "Kure",
    "country_code": "JP",
    "population": 214592,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Tokyo",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA2",
    "latitude": 34.23222,
    "longitude": 132.56658
  }
}

Context

comparatives

8.7x the population of Etajima.
8 km from Etajima.
Same timezone (Asia/Tokyo) as 2,173 other cities in Japan.