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Kumamoto

Kumamoto
熊本市
Kumamoto City
Flag of Kumamoto
Official seal of Kumamoto
Nickname: 
The Heart of Kyushu
Location of Kumamoto in Kumamoto Prefecture
Location of Kumamoto in Kumamoto Prefecture
Kumamoto is located in Japan
Kumamoto
Kumamoto
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 32°48′11″N 130°42′28″E / 32.80306°N 130.70778°E / 32.80306; 130.70778
CountryJapan
RegionKyushu
PrefectureKumamoto Prefecture
First official recorded558 AD[citation needed]
City SettledApril 1, 1889
Government
 • MayorKazufumi Ōnishi[1][2]
Area
 • Total
390.32 km2 (150.70 sq mi)
Population
 (June 1, 2019)
 • Total
738,907
 • Density1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
ClimateCfa
Websitewww.city.kumamoto.jp
Symbols
BirdGreat tit
FlowerCamellia
TreeGinkgo

Kumamoto (熊本市, Kumamoto-shi) is the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. As of June 1, 2019, the city has an estimated population of 738,907 and a population density of 1,893 people per km2. The total area is 390.32 km2.

Greater Kumamoto (熊本都市圏) had a population of 1,461,000, as of the 2000 census. As of 2010, Kumamoto Metropolitan Employment Area has a GDP of US$39.8 billion.[3][4] It is not considered part of the Fukuoka–Kitakyushu metropolitan area, despite their shared border. The city was designated on April 1, 2012, by government ordinance.

  1. ^ "Kumamoto City". JAPAN SHOWCASE. The Japan Times. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  2. ^ 市長名の検索結果 (in Japanese). Japan Association of City Mayors. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  3. ^ Yoshitsugu Kanemoto. "Metropolitan Employment Area (MEA) Data". Center for Spatial Information Science, The University of Tokyo.
  4. ^ Conversion rates - Exchange rates - OECD Data

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