Koka
Shigacity
Total population
90,458
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Koka is a sizeable town that lies in Shiga, Japan. Located at 34.966°, 136.167°, Koka occupies a warm-temperate portion of the northern hemisphere. Around 90,458 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm summers and cool winters. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,425 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 56% of daylight hours. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.
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History & 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
- Brown-eared BulbulHypsipetes amaurotis (Temminck, 1830) · Aves193
- Black KiteMilvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves168
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves150
- Cinereous TitParus cinereus Vieillot, 1818 · Aves113
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves109
- Japanese Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus kizuki (Temminck, 1836) · Aves108
- Japanese White-eyeZosterops japonicus Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 · Aves105
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves104
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.1 — 2026-03-125 km NNE of Ayabe, Japan
- M 4.1 — 2026-03-098 km S of Maizuru, Japan
- M 4.2 — 2025-12-266 km SE of Takahama, Japan
- M 5.1 — 2025-10-207 km WSW of Takahama, Japan
- M 4.1 — 2025-08-2421 km S of Ikeda, Japan
- M 4.8 — 2025-07-318 km N of Toba, Japan
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Shiga
- Hatogahira1.1 mi away
- 第三緑ヶ丘4.9 mi away
- Konan5.3 mi away · pop. 54,240
- Hino5.7 mi away · pop. 21,873
- Ryuo6.9 mi away · pop. 12,434
- 大河原10.1 mi away
- Ritto10.3 mi away · pop. 66,749
- Higashiomi10.4 mi away · pop. 113,269
- Yasu10.6 mi away · pop. 49,889
- Moriyama11.7 mi away · pop. 81,666
- Ōmihachiman11.9 mi away · pop. 81,312
- Kusatsu12.2 mi away · pop. 137,247
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 Koka
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Koka, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library