Shimotsuke

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Shimotsuke

Total population

59,431

Air quality index

53Moderate

Coordinates36.39°, 139.85°

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

Overview

Shimotsuke is a city located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 August 2020, the city had an estimated population of 60,274 in 24,654 households, and a population density of 810 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 74.59 square kilometres (28.80 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).

Notable people from here

Yoshihisa Naruse

baseball player

Y

Yūichirō Kamiyama

Japanese keirin cyclist

R

Rina Koike

Japanese actor and idol

M

Masashi Ebinuma

Japanese judoka

K

Kenji Kurosaki

Japanese full-contact karate master, kickboxing trainer, founder of Mejiro Gym and Kurosaki Martial Arts School

Hiroaki Takaya

baseball player

Hiromichi Kataura

Japanese scientist

Namihei Odaira

Japanese businessman (1874–1951)

Yoshitami Kameoka

Japanese politician

Hiroshi Sugita

Japanese owarai tarento

K

Kiyofumi Nakajima

Y

Yū Kitamura

Japanese actor and singer

T

Takuma Harada

Japanese actor

T

Takeo Samaki

Y

Yoshio Keino

Japanese political scientist

A

Arie Nashiya

Japanese novelist

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

Nearby places in Tochigi

• Mibu
  3.5 mi away · pop. 39,951
• Kaminokawa
  4.5 mi away · pop. 31,046
• Oyama
  6.1 mi away · pop. 167,535
• Tochigi
  6.6 mi away · pop. 157,645
• Moka
  9.5 mi away · pop. 79,548
• Utsunomiya
  11.2 mi away · pop. 518,594
• Nogi
  12.7 mi away · pop. 25,292
• Kanuma
  13.4 mi away · pop. 97,145
• Mashiko
  14.4 mi away · pop. 23,281
• Watarase Usuichi
  14.4 mi away
• Haga
  15.7 mi away · pop. 15,189
• Sano
  16.2 mi away · pop. 117,521

Browse all places in Tochigi →

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