Amakusa

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Amakusa

Total population

75,783

Air quality index

42Good

Coordinates32.46°, 130.19°

Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Amakusa is a city located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 August 2024, the city had an estimated population of 72,243 in 36029 households, and a population density of 110 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 683.82 km2 (264.02 sq mi).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Hiroyuki Sonoda

Japanese politician (1942-2018)

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Tatsuya Horita

Japanese teacher

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Yoshiki Tanaka

Japanese writer

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Haruo Urata

Japanese long-distance runner

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Hiroyuki Akimoto

Japanese judoka

Kundō Koyama

Japanese writer

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Sachi Natsuo

Japanese actress

Hirofumi Yamanaka

baseball player

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Hachio Iwasaki

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Jun'ichi Hamaguchi

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Yoshinari Fukushima

Japanese owarai tarento

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Kentarō Araki

Japanese actor and seiyū

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Reiko Kawai

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Yōichi Mine

Japanese economist (1961-)

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Kei Nakanoo

Japanese mangaka

Hajime Ōnaka

Japanese architect

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Kumamoto

• Reihoku
  8.9 mi away · pop. 7,739
• Kamiamakusa
  16.5 mi away · pop. 24,563
• Ashikita
  20.7 mi away · pop. 17,661
• Tsunagi
  21.2 mi away · pop. 4,673
• Minamata
  21.2 mi away · pop. 23,557
• Yatsushiro
  24.1 mi away · pop. 123,067
• Hikawa
  29.1 mi away · pop. 11,994
• Kuma
  30.2 mi away · pop. 3,698
• Uki
  31.4 mi away · pop. 59,756
• Uto
  31.5 mi away · pop. 36,122
• Yamae
  34.3 mi away · pop. 3,422
• Nagasu
  36.1 mi away · pop. 15,889

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