Konosu

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Konosu

Total population

117,883

Air quality index

84Moderate

Coordinates36.07°, 139.52°

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

Overview

Kōnosu is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2021, the city had an estimated population of 117,995 in 50,801 households and a population density of 1700 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 67.44 square kilometres.

Geography

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

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

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

Y

Yutaka Taniyama

Japanese mathematician (1927–1958)

K

Kazue Kineri

M

Masahiro Motoki

Japanese actor and singer

Naomichi Marufuji

Japanese professional wrestler (1979-)

C

Chō

Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator

J

Junya Hosokawa

Japanese association football player

S

Shōei

Japanese actor

Taimei Yamaguchi

Japanese politician

Tomoyuki Kubota

Baseball pitcher

A

Aki Ogawa

Japanese wheelchair curler

O

One

Japanese manga artist

A

Atsuki Itō

Japanese announcer

R

Reina Tsukagoshi

Japanese announcer (1983-)

A

Akiko Ogawa

Japanese announcer

Katsunori Ono

Japanese politician

M

Megumi Saitō

Japanese actor

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

Nearby places in Saitama

• Kitamoto
  2.7 mi away · pop. 65,201
• Yoshimi
  4.2 mi away · pop. 19,631
• Okegawa
  4.8 mi away · pop. 74,748
• Kawajima
  5.5 mi away · pop. 20,788
• Gyoda
  6.2 mi away · pop. 80,562
• Kazo
  6.4 mi away · pop. 111,572
• Higashimatsuyama
  7 mi away · pop. 92,125
• Ageo
  7.3 mi away · pop. 226,940
• Ina
  7.3 mi away · pop. 44,442
• Hanyu
  7.5 mi away · pop. 54,874
• Kuki
  8.1 mi away · pop. 151,598
• Namegawa
  9 mi away · pop. 18,212

Browse all places in Saitama →

Geography & sun

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

Recent natural events nearby

• Typhoon Mekkhala
  Severe Storms · 2026-06-27 · 112 mi
• Tropical Storm Higos
  Severe Storms · 2026-06-27 · 190 mi

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

Recently spotted species

Parrot's feather

Myriophyllum aquaticum

Seen 2026-06-22

Amur Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica gutturalis

Seen 2026-06-18

Common Pill Woodlouse

Armadillidium vulgare

Seen 2026-06-11

Marumba sperchius

Marumba sperchius

Seen 2026-06-11

Jankowskia fuscaria

Jankowskia fuscaria

Seen 2026-06-11

Azure-winged Magpie

Cyanopica cyanus

Seen 2026-06-09

Northern Snakehead

Channa argus

Seen 2026-06-07

Convolvulus Hawkmoth

Agrius convolvuli

Seen 2026-06-07

Vespa crabro flavofasciata

Vespa crabro flavofasciata

Seen 2026-06-06

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

Gallery

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

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