Kaga

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Kaga

Total population

68,864

Coordinates36.30°, 136.32°

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

Overview

Kaga is a city located in southwestern Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2018, the city had an estimated population of 67,793 in 29054 households, and a population density of 290 persons per km2. The total area of the city was 305.87 square kilometres (118.10 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

Ukichiro Nakaya

Japanese physicist and science essayist known for his work in glaciology and low-temperature sciences (1900-1962)

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Kinji Zeniya

badminton player

Kyūya Fukada

Japanese writer

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Yaichirō Okada

zoologist

Dandy Sakano

Japanese comedian

Rokusaburō Michiba

Japanese chef

Shoji Tabuchi

Japanese-American musician

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Hideyuki Sakamoto

Japanese architect

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Rei Shito

Japanese photographer and journalist

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Yukiko Yoshino

Japanese actor and seiyū

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Eiichi Sakata

Japanese politician

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Homare Tsukata

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Rui Shimozawa

Japanese essayist (1960-)

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Shūichi Teramae

politician

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Yūichi Teranishi

Japanese freelance announcer

Shūji Yamada

Japanese politician (born 1954)

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

Recently spotted species

Gymnogobius taranetzi

Gymnogobius taranetzi

Seen 2026-06-28

Orthetrum albistylum speciosum

Orthetrum albistylum speciosum

Seen 2026-06-12

Japanese Carpenter Ant

Camponotus japonicus

Seen 2026-06-09

Mother-of-thousands

Saxifraga stolonifera

Seen 2026-06-09

Bamboo Lily

Lilium japonicum

Seen 2026-06-09

Japanese common grass yellow

Eurema mandarina

Seen 2026-06-09

Theretra oldenlandiae oldenlandiae

Theretra oldenlandiae oldenlandiae

Seen 2026-06-09

miniature moneywort

Lysimachia japonica

Seen 2026-06-01

Papilio helenus nicconicolens

Papilio helenus nicconicolens

Seen 2026-06-01

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

Gallery

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

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