Arida

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Arida

Total population

26,538

Coordinates34.08°, 135.13°

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

Overview

Arida is a city in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 December 2021, the city had an estimated population of 26,755 in 11737 households and a population density of 110 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 36.83 square kilometres (14.22 sq mi).

Geography

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

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

Masato Yoshii

Japanese professional baseball player, MLB player, coach, manager

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Masumi Hayashi

Japanese alleged serial killer

Hamaguchi Goryō

Japanese businessman (1820–1885)

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Masami Yoshida

Japanese javelin thrower

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Takumi Kuki

Japanese sprinter

Seiji Kamikawa

Japanese baseball player

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Miki Uemura

Japanese gymnast

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Tadashi Bitō

Japanese baseball manager (1942-2011)

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Hideyuki Yamamoto

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Munehiko Shimada

Japanese baseball player

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Akihiro Shimada

Japanese baseball player

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Takeshi Kimura

Japanese baseball player

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Reoko Morimoto

Japanese pachinko writer

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Taiki Tsuda

Japanese baseball player

Yōzō Hamaguchi

Japanese printmaker (1909–2000)

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Shōji Setō

Japanese scientist

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

Nearby places in Wakayama

• Hirogawa
  4.5 mi away · pop. 7,788
• Yuasa
  4.6 mi away · pop. 13,279
• Aridagawa
  5.3 mi away · pop. 27,576
• Kainan
  6.8 mi away · pop. 48,369
• Yura
  8.6 mi away · pop. 6,068
• Wakayama
  10.8 mi away · pop. 364,154
• Hidaka
  10.9 mi away · pop. 7,526
• Kimino
  11.8 mi away · pop. 10,150
• Hidakagawa
  12.3 mi away · pop. 10,626
• 坂本
  12.4 mi away
• Mihama
  13.1 mi away · pop. 7,841
• Gobo
  13.3 mi away · pop. 23,481

Browse all places in Wakayama →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Arida

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Japanese Four-lined Ratsnake

Elaphe quadrivirgata

Seen 2026-09-23

Crepidiastrum keiskeanum

Crepidiastrum keiskeanum

Seen 2026-09-23

Beach Vitex

Vitex rotundifolia

Seen 2026-09-23

Japanese Skink

Plestiodon japonicus

Seen 2026-09-23

Japanese Earth-boring Dung Beetle

Phelotrupes auratus

Seen 2026-09-23

Purple Beautyberry

Callicarpa dichotoma

Seen 2026-09-23

Japanese Cormorant

Phalacrocorax capillatus

Seen 2026-09-22

red spider lily

Lycoris radiata

Seen 2026-09-22

balloon flower

Platycodon grandiflorus

Seen 2026-09-22

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Arida, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

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