Aso

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Aso

Total population

24,930

Coordinates32.95°, 131.12°

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

Overview

Aso is a city located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 July 2024, the city had an estimated population of 24,240 in 11741 households, and a population density of 64 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 376.30 km2 (145.29 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).

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 Aso

Mount Aso : Kumamoto Travel

Don Mcmenomy · 2021

Aso-ke monjo shūfuku kansei kinen--Aso no bunka isan

Kumamoto Daigaku · 2006

Aso no yasai

Kumamoto-ken Aso Jimusho · 1986

The 2016 Mw 7.1 Kumamoto Earthquake

Aiming Lin · 2017

Aso-gun shi

Kumamoto-ken Kyōikukai. Aso-gun Shikai · 1926

Kumamoto-ken Aso-gun Oguni kyōdo shi

Hiroshi Hashimoto · 1923

Kyūshū

Nihon Kōtsū Kōsha · 1986

Gion iseki

Kumamoto-ken Kyōiku Iinkai · 2000

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Kikai Volcano, Japan
  Volcanoes · 2026-05-17 · 157 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Gallery

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

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