What is the population of Sendai?

1,096,704 people, per GeoNames.

SENDAI

Miyagi · JAPAN (JP) · 38.27°N / 140.87°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,111,149

Sendai is a city in Japan with a population of 1,096,704. It sits at 38.27/140.87, runs on Asia/Tokyo, is 11 km from Natori-shi.

Population 1,096,704

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Tokyo

All facts

fields

Country: Japan
Subdivision: Miyagi
Coords: 38.27°N / 140.87°E
UTC offset: +9
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

S Natori-shi Miyagi 78,718 11.2 km

NE Rifu Miyagi 36,014 12.0 km

E Tagajō-shi Miyagi 62,827 12.2 km

N Tomiya Miyagi 52,433 14.1 km

E Shiogama Miyagi 52,662 15.6 km

E Shōbudahama Miyagi 18,132 17.2 km

S Iwanuma Miyagi 44,068 18.0 km

N Yoshioka Miyagi 28,786 19.4 km

SW Murata Miyagi 38,271 20.6 km

NE Matsushima Miyagi 16,363 20.7 km

Air access

nearby

SDJ

Sendai Airport

Large airport

14.8 km

GAJ

Yamagata Airport

Medium airport

46.2 km

Universities

linked

Sendai University

sendaidaigaku.jp

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Sendai?: 1,096,704 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Sendai in?: Asia/Tokyo.
Which country is Sendai in?: Japan (JP).
Which airport serves Sendai?: Sendai Airport (SDJ).
How far is Sendai from Tokyo?: About 305 km.
Does Sendai have a university?: Yes. Sendai 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 Sendai in?: Miyagi.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2111149

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2111149,
    "name": "Sendai",
    "ascii_name": "Sendai",
    "country_code": "JP",
    "population": 1096704,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Tokyo",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 38.26667,
    "longitude": 140.86667
  }
}

Context

comparatives

13.9x the population of Natori-shi.
11 km from Natori-shi.
Same timezone (Asia/Tokyo) as 2,173 other cities in Japan.