SHIRAKAWA

Fukushima · JAPAN (JP) · 37.12°N / 140.26°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 11,612,472

Shirakawa is a city in Japan with a population of 59,491. It sits at 37.12/140.26, runs on Asia/Tokyo, is 5 km from Izumizaki.

Population 59,491

Place Type District Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Tokyo

All facts

fields

Country: Japan
Subdivision: Fukushima
Coords: 37.12°N / 140.26°E
UTC offset: +9
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

NE Izumizaki Fukushima 6,265 5.4 km

E Kawaharada Fukushima 4,885 7.9 km

NW Kumakura Fukushima 20,808 9.1 km

NE Yabuki Fukushima 17,287 10.2 km

E Asakawa Fukushima 6,315 14.1 km

SE Tanagura Fukushima 13,827 14.6 km

N Shimomatsumoto Fukushima 5,194 14.9 km

NE Kasaishi Fukushima 12,318 15.1 km

E Ishikawa Fukushima 18,817 17.0 km

SW Nasu Tochigi 23,956 17.3 km

Air access

nearby

FKS

Fukushima Airport

Medium airport

19.2 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Shirakawa?: 59,491 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Shirakawa in?: Asia/Tokyo.
Which country is Shirakawa in?: Japan (JP).
Which airport serves Shirakawa?: Fukushima Airport (FKS).
How far is Shirakawa from Tokyo?: About 167 km.
Does Shirakawa 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 Shirakawa in?: Fukushima.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/11612472

{
  "data": {
    "id": 11612472,
    "name": "Shirakawa",
    "ascii_name": "Shirakawa",
    "country_code": "JP",
    "population": 59491,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Tokyo",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA2",
    "latitude": 37.11954,
    "longitude": 140.26211
  }
}

Context

comparatives

9.5x the population of Izumizaki.
5 km from Izumizaki.
Same timezone (Asia/Tokyo) as 2,173 other cities in Japan.