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Hirado
Nagasakicity
Hirado
Total population
29,365
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Hirado is a city located in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 June 2024, the city had an estimated population of 28,172, and a population density of 120 people per km2. The total area of the city is 235.12 km2 (90.78 sq mi).
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Black KiteMilvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves10
- Eastern Spot-billed DuckAnas zonorhyncha Swinhoe, 1866 · Aves8
- Brown-eared BulbulHypsipetes amaurotis (Temminck, 1830) · Aves8
- Gray/Purple HeronArdea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves7
- Meadow BuntingEmberiza cioides J.F.Brandt, 1843 · Aves6
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves6
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos Wagler, 1827 · Aves5
- Blue Rock-ThrushMonticola solitarius (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves5
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.6 — 2025-07-2510 km E of Nagasaki, Japan
- M 4.5 — 2019-02-237 km ESE of Nagasaki, Japan
- M 4.7 — 2019-01-032 km NE of ?muta, Japan
- M 4.4 — 2018-07-0810 km NE of Kashima, Japan
- M 3.7 — 2018-05-236 km NNE of Setakamachi-takayanagi, Japan
- M 4.7 — 2017-06-0912 km S of Kashima, Japan
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Nagasaki
- Matsuura9.1 mi away · pop. 21,271
- Saza11.7 mi away · pop. 13,626
- 桧台13.4 mi away
- タマタウン野中13.9 mi away
- 希望ヶ丘団地14.1 mi away
- Sasebo16 mi away · pop. 243,223
- もみじヶ丘団地19.4 mi away
- Hasami25.8 mi away · pop. 14,891
- Kawatana26.7 mi away · pop. 14,067
- Iki27.6 mi away · pop. 24,948
- Saikai30.5 mi away · pop. 26,275
- Higashi-Sonogi31 mi away · pop. 8,298
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Hirado
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Kikai Volcano, JapanVolcanoes · 2026-05-17 · 183 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
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Official Identifiers
e-Stat — Statistics Bureau of Japan
- JIS code
- 422070
- Population (Wikidata)
- 28,822
- Wikidata
- Q328601
JIS X 0402 dantai codes via Wikidata P429
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET
- • e-Stat / Statistics Bureau of Japan — JIS X 0402 dantai code via Wikidata P429 (prefecture, municipality)
- • e-Stat — Statistics Bureau of Japan — JIS X 0402 dantai codes via Wikidata P429