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Shinjuku

Total population

349,385

Air quality index

58Moderate
Coordinates35.69°, 139.70°

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

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City facts

Overview

Shinjuku , officially called Shinjuku City, is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
35.6938
Longitude
139.7036
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
58
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
18.3
PM10 (µg/m³)
19.3
Ozone (µg/m³)
68
NO₂ (µg/m³)
30.5

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
497,801
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Brown-eared Bulbul
    Hypsipetes amaurotis (Temminck, 1830) · Aves
    26,081
  • Eurasian Tree Sparrow
    Passer montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    23,099
  • Eastern Spot-billed Duck
    Anas zonorhyncha Swinhoe, 1866 · Aves
    22,887
  • Rock Pigeon
    Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    21,032
  • Large-billed Crow
    Corvus macrorhynchos Wagler, 1827 · Aves
    19,298
  • White-cheeked Starling
    Spodiopsar cineraceus (Temminck, 1835) · Aves
    17,548
  • White Wagtail
    Motacilla alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    17,032
  • Cinereous Tit
    Parus cinereus Vieillot, 1818 · Aves
    16,472

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1,196
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

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

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
3
Avg daily Wikipedia views
0
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Shinjuku

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Official Identifiers

e-Stat — Statistics Bureau of Japan

JIS code
131041
Population (Wikidata)
349,385
Wikidata
Q179645

JIS X 0402 dantai codes via Wikidata P429

Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • 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