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Tsu

Total population

279,886

Air quality index

48Good
Coordinates34.73°, 136.52°

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

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City facts

Overview

Tsu is the capital city of Mie Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 July 2021, the city had an estimated population of 274,879 in 127,273 households and a population density of 390 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 711.11 square kilometres (274.56 sq mi). Although the second largest city in the prefecture in terms of population, its designation as the prefectural capital and its holding of a large concentration of national government offices and educational facilities make the city the administrative and educational center of Mie Prefecture.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
34.7342
Longitude
136.5153
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
48
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
22.7
PM10 (µg/m³)
26.5
Ozone (µg/m³)
51
NO₂ (µg/m³)
17.7

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
16,895
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Carrion Crow
    Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    649
  • Great Cormorant/European Shag
    Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    637
  • Great Egret
    Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    516
  • Eurasian Tree Sparrow
    Passer montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    498
  • Gray/Purple Heron
    Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    496
  • White Wagtail
    Motacilla alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    489
  • Eastern Spot-billed Duck
    Anas zonorhyncha Swinhoe, 1866 · Aves
    471
  • Rock Pigeon
    Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    430

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
228
Largest magnitude
5.6
Largest event
2013-11-18

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)
3.9
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,425

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about Tsu

Shin shiten Mie-ken no rekishi
Mainichi Shinbunsha. Tsu Shikyoku · 2014
AMC '96-Mie
International Workshop on Advanced Motion Control (4th 1996 Mie University) · 1996
Tadōsei no tsū gengoteki kenkyū =
Mie Tsunoda · 2007
Tsu-shi Katadaido-chō Shiho iseki hakkutsu chōsa hōkoku
Mie-ken Kyōiku Iinkai · 1983
Dainanakai Mie-ken Kyōryoku Kaigi kaigiroku
Japan) Mie-ken Kyōryoku Kaigi (7th 1942 Tsu-shi · 1942
Mie-ken tsu-shi takajaya komori-chō kitagaito iseki hakkutsu chōsa hōkoku
Tsu-shi Kyōiku Iinkai · 1996
Rokudai B Iseki hakkutsu chōsa hōkoku
Tsu-shi Kyōiku Iinkai · 1992
Tōdō-han (Tsu Hisai) kōshin nenpyō
Katsutoshi Nakamura · 1985

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
242012
Population (Wikidata)
273,267
Wikidata
Q203027

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
  • • 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