What is the population of Osaka?

2,753,862 people, per GeoNames.

Which airport serves Osaka?

Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM).

Does Osaka have a university?

Yes. Osaka City University and Osaka College of Music.

OSAKA

Osaka · JAPAN (JP) · 34.69°N / 135.50°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,853,909

Osaka is a city in Japan with a population of 2,753,862. It sits at 34.69/135.50, runs on Asia/Tokyo, is 1 km from Umeda.

Population 2,753,862

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Tokyo

All facts

fields

Country: Japan
Subdivision: Osaka
Coords: 34.69°N / 135.50°E
UTC offset: +9
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

N Umeda Osaka 1,316 1.0 km

W Ebie Osaka 11,675 2.8 km

NE Moriguchi Osaka 143,096 7.4 km

N Suita Osaka 385,567 7.6 km

E Higashiosaka Osaka 493,940 8.1 km

W Amagasaki Hyōgo 459,593 8.1 km

NE Kadoma Osaka 131,727 8.3 km

N Toyonaka Osaka 401,558 10.3 km

E Daitō Osaka 119,367 11.1 km

E Daitōchō Osaka 1,235 11.2 km

Air access

nearby

ITM

Osaka Itami International Airport

Large airport

11.1 km

UKB

Kobe Airport

Large airport

26.3 km

KIX

Kansai International Airport

Large airport

37.8 km

Universities

linked

Osaka City University

osaka-cu.ac.jp

Osaka College of Music

daion.ac.jp

Osaka Dental University

osaka-dent.ac.jp

Osaka Electro-Communication University

osakac.ac.jp

Osaka Gakuin University

osaka-gu.ac.jp

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Osaka?: 2,753,862 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Osaka in?: Asia/Tokyo.
Which country is Osaka in?: Japan (JP).
Which airport serves Osaka?: Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM).
How far is Osaka from Tokyo?: About 397 km.
Does Osaka have a university?: Yes. Osaka City University and Osaka College of Music.
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 Osaka in?: Osaka.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1853909

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1853909,
    "name": "Osaka",
    "ascii_name": "Osaka",
    "country_code": "JP",
    "population": 2753862,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Tokyo",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 34.69379,
    "longitude": 135.50107
  }
}

Context

comparatives

2092.6x the population of Umeda.
1 km from Umeda.
Same timezone (Asia/Tokyo) as 2,173 other cities in Japan.