Terralocate

Browse / Japan / Yamaguchi / Hirao

Hirao

Yamaguchitown

No image yet

Total population

12,798

Coordinates33.94°, 132.07°

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

Loading additional data from public sources…0 / 11
CensusWikipediaWeatherPlacesPeopleEnvironmentHealth & SchoolsRelatedGeography & CultureLive MonitoringEvents & Gallery
0% complete

City facts

Overview

Situated in Yamaguchi, Japan, Hirao is a small town. Around 12,798 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. Located at 33.938°, 132.073°, Hirao occupies a warm-temperate portion of the northern hemisphere. The latitude suggests warm summers and cool winters. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,442 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 56% of daylight hours. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

Summary composed automatically from structured open data on this page. See our Terms for details.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
33.9381
Longitude
132.0734
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Earthquake history

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.95
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,442

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about Hirao

Kyōto-fu Hirao Jōyama kofun
Takaichi Kondō · 1990

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

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

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Brown Dipper
Brown Dipper
Cinclus pallasii
Seen 2025-09-07
Barbel Steed
Barbel Steed
Hemibarbus labeo
Seen 2025-07-06
Luciogobius platycephalus
Luciogobius platycephalus
Luciogobius platycephalus
Seen 2025-07-06
Lilium leichtlinii maximowiczii
Lilium leichtlinii maximowiczii
Lilium leichtlinii maximowiczii
Seen 2025-07-06
Japanese Nine-spotted Moth
Japanese Nine-spotted Moth
Amata fortunei
Seen 2025-06-16
Monticola solitarius philippensis
Monticola solitarius philippensis
Monticola solitarius philippensis
Seen 2025-05-22
Black-backed Wagtail
Black-backed Wagtail
Motacilla alba lugens
Seen 2025-05-22
Mataeopsephus japonicus
Mataeopsephus japonicus
Mataeopsephus japonicus
Seen 2025-02-23
Gymnogobius breunigii
Gymnogobius breunigii
Gymnogobius breunigii
Seen 2024-11-09

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

Events

Gallery

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

Shinjo, Yanai, Yamaguchi Prefecture 742-0033, Japan - panoramio (1) — Hirao, Japan1.6 miShinjo, Yanai, Yamaguchi Prefecture 742-0033, Japan - panoramio (2) — Hirao, Japan1.6 mi阿多田交流館（平生回天基地資料展示） — Hirao, Japan2 mi阿多田交流館（平生回天基地資料展示） - panoramio — Hirao, Japan2 mi馬島（Umashima from Oohoshi） - panoramio — Hirao, Japan2.3 mi馬島（Umashima from Oohoshi） - panoramio (1) — Hirao, Japan2.3 miダイレックス - panoramio — Hirao, Japan2.3 miSaga, Hirao, Kumage District, Yamaguchi Prefecture 742-1111, Japan - panoramio (1) — Hirao, Japan2.3 miSaga, Hirao, Kumage District, Yamaguchi Prefecture 742-1111, Japan - panoramio (2) — Hirao, Japan2.3 miSaga, Hirao, Kumage District, Yamaguchi Prefecture 742-1111, Japan - panoramio (3) — Hirao, Japan2.3 miSaga, Hirao, Kumage District, Yamaguchi Prefecture 742-1111, Japan - panoramio (4) — Hirao, Japan2.3 miSaga, Hirao, Kumage District, Yamaguchi Prefecture 742-1111, Japan - panoramio (5) — Hirao, Japan2.3 miSaga, Hirao, Kumage District, Yamaguchi Prefecture 742-1111, Japan - panoramio (6) — Hirao, Japan2.3 mi名合八幡宮 - panoramio — Hirao, Japan2.4 mi3 Chome Minamimachi, Yanai-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 742-0031, Japan - panoramio — Hirao, Japan2.4 miSaga, Hirao, Kumage District, Yamaguchi Prefecture 742-1111, Japan - panoramio — Hirao, Japan2.4 mi古い住宅 - panoramio — Hirao, Japan2.5 mi牛 - panoramio (3) — Hirao, Japan2.5 miMagochi — Hirao, Japan2.5 mi対岸から望む馬島 — Hirao, Japan2.6 miIhonosho, Yanai, Yamaguchi Prefecture 742-1352, Japan - panoramio (5) — Hirao, Japan2.7 miYanai Station ticket gate 202604 — Hirao, Japan2.7 miYanai Station platform 202604 — Hirao, Japan2.7 miYanai Station ticket vending machine 202604 — Hirao, Japan2.7 mi

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

Official Identifiers

e-Stat — Statistics Bureau of Japan

JIS code
353442
Population (Wikidata)
11,831
Wikidata
Q1205194

JIS X 0402 dantai codes via Wikidata P429

Sources

  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • 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