MORIOKA

Iwate · JAPAN (JP) · 39.70°N / 141.15°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,111,834

Morioka is a city in Japan with a population of 290,700. It sits at 39.70/141.15, runs on Asia/Tokyo, is 9 km from Yahaba.

Population 290,700

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Tokyo

All facts

fields

Country: Japan
Subdivision: Iwate
Coords: 39.70°N / 141.15°E
UTC offset: +9
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

S Yahaba Iwate 28,056 9.9 km

N Takizawa Iwate 55,579 11.5 km

W Shizukuishi Iwate 16,263 14.2 km

S Hizume Iwate 32,147 16.7 km

N Hachimantai Iwate 25,076 22.2 km

N Numakunai Iwate 12,285 30.2 km

W Semboku Akita 25,857 34.6 km

S Hanamaki Iwate 94,691 35.3 km

NE Kuzumaki Iwate 5,634 45.3 km

SW Ōta Iwate 5,134 45.4 km

Air access

nearby

HNA

Iwate Hanamaki Airport

Medium airport

30.2 km

Universities

linked

Morioka College

morioka-u.ac.jp

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Morioka?: 290,700 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Morioka in?: Asia/Tokyo.
Which country is Morioka in?: Japan (JP).
Which airport serves Morioka?: Iwate Hanamaki Airport (HNA).
How far is Morioka from Tokyo?: About 464 km.
Does Morioka have a university?: Yes. Morioka College.
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 Morioka in?: Iwate.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2111834

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2111834,
    "name": "Morioka",
    "ascii_name": "Morioka",
    "country_code": "JP",
    "population": 290700,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Tokyo",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 39.7,
    "longitude": 141.15
  }
}

Context

comparatives

10.4x the population of Yahaba.
9 km from Yahaba.
Same timezone (Asia/Tokyo) as 2,173 other cities in Japan.