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Total population

254,699

Coordinates35.66°, 139.75°

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

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City facts

Overview

Minato, a mid-sized city in Tokyo, Japan, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Population sits at roughly 254,699 according to the open data we track. Coordinates of 35.658°, 139.752° situate Minato in the warm-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,419 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 56% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests warm summers and cool winters. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Minato.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
35.6580
Longitude
139.7515
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
517,841
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Brown-eared Bulbul
    Hypsipetes amaurotis (Temminck, 1830) · Aves
    25,845
  • Eurasian Tree Sparrow
    Passer montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    23,002
  • Eastern Spot-billed Duck
    Anas zonorhyncha Swinhoe, 1866 · Aves
    22,104
  • Rock Pigeon
    Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    20,992
  • Large-billed Crow
    Corvus macrorhynchos Wagler, 1827 · Aves
    19,390
  • White Wagtail
    Motacilla alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    17,675
  • White-cheeked Starling
    Spodiopsar cineraceus (Temminck, 1835) · Aves
    17,196
  • Great Cormorant/European Shag
    Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    16,655

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1,249
Largest magnitude
6.2
Largest event
2011-04-21

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Yasuo Fukuda
Yasuo Fukuda
Prime Minister of Japan from 2007 to 2008
E
Eiji Suzuki
Japanese composer and music educator
S
Soichi Tanaka
Japanese association football player
Yuichiro Hata
Yuichiro Hata
Japanese politician (1967-2020)
F
Fusako Shigenobu
Japanese communist activist (born 1945)
Toyohiro Akiyama
Toyohiro Akiyama
First Japanese astronaut (1942–2026)
S
Satoshi Tajiri
Japanese video game designer
K
Kenji Kimura
Japanese volleyball player
A
Akiko Itoyama
Japanese writer
Akihiko Hoshide
Akihiko Hoshide
Japanese astronaut
Norifumi Abe
Norifumi Abe
Japanese motorcycle racer (1975-2007)
Akira Koike
Akira Koike
Japanese politician and physician
T
Toshiko Higuchi
Japanese actress (1940-1979)
S
Sayaka Kanda
Japanese actress, singer, voice actor (1986-2021)
M
Murasaki Yamada
Japanese feminist essayist, manga artist, and poet (1948–2009)
I
Izumi Tateno
Japanese pianist

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

Nearby places in Tokyo

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.89
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,419

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about Minato

Tōkyō-to Minato-ku jisshi keikaku
Japan) Minato-ku (Tokyo · 1988
Minato-ku shi
Minro-ku (Tokyo) · 1960
Neicharingu Minato
Minato-ku no Shizen Gaido Bukku Henshū Iinkai · 1991
港区誌
Japan) 港区 (Tokyo · 1956
Minato Kuritsu Minato Kyōdo Shiryōkan shozō bunsho mokuroku
Tōkyō-to Minato Kuritsu Minato Kyōdo Shiryōkan · 1996
Kōhō Minato shukusatsuban
Japan). Kikakubu. Kōhōka Minato-ku (Tokyo · 1990
Tōkyō no minato to umi no kōen
Tatsuya Hiwatashi · 1981
Kikigaki Minato joseishi
Minato Joseishi o Tsukuru Kai · 2008

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

e-Stat — Statistics Bureau of Japan

JIS code
131032
Population (Wikidata)
260,486
Wikidata
Q190088

JIS X 0402 dantai codes via Wikidata P429

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Open Library
  • • 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