Yao

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Yao

Total population

267,581

Air quality index

70Moderate

Coordinates34.63°, 135.60°

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

Overview

Yao is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 January 2022, the city had an estimated population of 263,436 in 126,509 households and a population density of 6300 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 41.72 square kilometres (16.11 sq mi). The city is the birthplace of the Kawachi ondo style of folk singing.

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

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Kaoru Kobayashi

Japanese murderer (1968-2013)

Yu Darvish

Japanese professional baseball pitcher

LaSalle Ishii

Japanese actor

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Hiroki Uchi

Japanese actor

Kazuki Ōmori

Japanese film director and screenwriter (1952-2022)

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Makoto

Japanese drummer

Makoto Wada

Japanese illustrator, essayist, film director (1936-2019)

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Masami Hisamoto

Japanese comedian, actress and singer

Keiji Obiki

baseball player

Naoki Matoba

Japanese baseball player

Sumiko Sakamoto

Japanese singer and actress (1936–2021)

Takashi Kawai

Japanese baseball player

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Nozomu Iwao

Japanese comedian (1975-)

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Kaoru Takamura

Japanese novelist

Daiyū Kanemura

South Korean baseball player

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Kyōko Mitsubayashi

Japanese actor and rakugoka

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

Nearby places in Osaka

• Higashiosaka
  3.6 mi away · pop. 498,099
• Fujiidera
  3.6 mi away · pop. 64,692
• Kashiwara
  3.7 mi away · pop. 69,799
• Matsubara
  4.4 mi away · pop. 119,543
• Habikino
  4.8 mi away · pop. 111,221
• Daito
  6 mi away · pop. 121,609
• Osaka
  7.3 mi away · pop. 2,691,185
• Sakai
  7.6 mi away · pop. 839,310
• Kadoma
  7.8 mi away · pop. 121,936
• Moriguchi
  7.8 mi away · pop. 142,487
• Taishi
  8 mi away · pop. 13,748
• Shijonawate
  8.1 mi away · pop. 55,533

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