Nakatsu

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Nakatsu

Total population

82,863

Air quality index

44Good

Coordinates33.60°, 131.19°

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

Overview

Nakatsu is a city on the northern border of Ōita Prefecture in Kyushu, Japan. As of 31 October 2023, the city had an estimated population of 82,301 in 41222 households, and a population density of 96 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 491.53 km2 (189.78 sq mi).

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

Yasuo Ikenaka

Japanese long-distance runner

Yoshijirō Umezu

Japanese general (1882–1949)

J

Junji Kawano

Japanese association football player

Daisuke Kato

Japanese baseball player

M

Mai Matsumuro

Japanese singer

F

Fuyumi Ono

Japanese novelist (born 1960)

Obata Tokujirō

Japanese educator (1842–1905)

K

Kazuyoshi Matsunaga

Japanese association football player

R

Risa Honda

Japanese actress

G

Ginzō Matsuo

Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator (1951–2001)

T

Tetsuo Imazawa

Japanese film director, television director and storyboard artist

Takahiko Tomoeda

Japanese ethicist (1876-1957)

Shun Yamaguchi

Japanese baseball player

Y

Yasunori Oshima

Japanese professional baseball player (1950-2021)

Fujio Yoshida

Japanese artist (1887-1987)

Jun Ogawauchi

Japanese professional wrestler

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

Nearby places in Oita

• Usa
  10.4 mi away · pop. 52,771
• Bungo-Takada
  15.2 mi away · pop. 22,112
• Kusu
  21.9 mi away · pop. 15,823
• Hita
  23.9 mi away · pop. 62,657
• Hiji
  25.4 mi away · pop. 28,058
• Minamitateishi
  26.9 mi away
• Himeshima
  27.7 mi away · pop. 2,043
• Beppu
  27.8 mi away · pop. 115,321
• Kokonoe
  27.8 mi away · pop. 9,645
• Kitsuki
  27.9 mi away · pop. 27,999
• Kunisaki
  31.4 mi away · pop. 26,232
• Yufu
  32 mi away · pop. 32,772

Browse all places in Oita →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Nakatsu

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Kikai Volcano, Japan
  Volcanoes · 2026-05-17 · 201 mi

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

Recently spotted species

Boehmeria spicata

Boehmeria spicata

Seen 2026-05-17

Saunders's Gull

Saundersilarus saundersi

Seen 2025-12-31

Eastern Spot-billed Duck

Anas zonorhyncha

Seen 2025-12-31

Western Little Egret

Egretta garzetta garzetta

Seen 2025-12-31

Northern Pintail

Anas acuta

Seen 2025-12-31

Black-faced Spoonbill

Platalea minor

Seen 2025-12-31

Gadirtha impingens

Gadirtha impingens

Seen 2025-12-19

marvel of Peru

Mirabilis jalapa

Seen 2025-11-15

Ramie Moth

Arcte coerula

Seen 2025-11-02

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

Official Identifiers