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ŌTSU

Shiga · JAPAN (JP) · 35.00°N / 135.87°E

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ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,853,574

Ōtsu is a city in Japan with a population of 345,070. It sits at 35.00/135.87, runs on Asia/Tokyo, is 9 km from Kusatsu.

Population 345,070
Place Type Regional Capital
Elevation n/a
Timezone Asia/Tokyo

All facts

fields
Country
Japan
Subdivision
Shiga
Coords
35.00°N / 135.87°E
UTC offset
+9
DST
Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km
E Kusatsu Shiga 143,913 9.3 km
W Kyoto Kyoto 1,463,723 10.6 km
W Kamigyō-ku Kyoto 83,000 10.6 km
E Rittō Shiga 70,312 12.5 km
NE Moriyama Shiga 85,485 13.0 km
SW Uji Kyoto 192,925 13.5 km
W Mukō Kyoto 56,859 15.3 km
S Tachikawa Kyoto 8,911 16.5 km
SW Kōtari Kyoto 80,608 17.1 km
W Arashiyama Kyoto 50,000 17.3 km

Air access

nearby

FAQ

10 questions
What is the population of Ōtsu?
345,070 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Ōtsu in?
Asia/Tokyo.
Which country is Ōtsu in?
Japan (JP).
Which airport serves Ōtsu?
Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM).
How far is Ōtsu from Tokyo?
About 355 km.
Does Ōtsu have a university?
Not on record.
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 Ōtsu in?
Shiga.

Get this page as JSON

no auth
cURL 200 OK
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1853574

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1853574,
    "name": "Ōtsu",
    "ascii_name": "Otsu",
    "country_code": "JP",
    "population": 345070,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Tokyo",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 35.0,
    "longitude": 135.86667
  }
}

Context

comparatives
  • 2.4x the population of Kusatsu.
  • 9 km from Kusatsu.
  • Same timezone (Asia/Tokyo) as 2,173 other cities in Japan.
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