| Kyoto metropolitan area | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipal partnership |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Membership |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1995 |
| Area Total Km2: | 5189.41 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 3783014 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Metro Km2: | auto |
Greater Kyoto is a metropolitan area in Japan encompassing Kyoto City, the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as its surrounding areas including Ōtsu, the capital of Shiga Prefecture.[2]
The metropolitan area is also referred to as Keiji (京滋) or Keishin (京津). The name Keiji is constructed by extracting a representative kanji from Kyoto (京都) and Shiga (滋賀). The name Keishin is constructed by extracting a representative kanji from Kyoto (京都) and Ōtsu (大津).
| Kyoto–Kusatsu MEA | |
| Settlement Type: | Urban Employment Area |
| Coordinates: | 35°N 181°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Prefectures |
| Subdivision Name1: | |
| Subdivision Type2: | Core cities |
| Subdivision Name2: | |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | (2015)[3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2959.11 |
| Population As Of: | 2015 |
| Population Footnotes: | [4] |
| Population Total: | 2801044 |
| Population Rank: | 4th in Japan |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Metro Km2: | auto |
| Blank Name Sec1: | GMP |
| Blank Info Sec1: | trillion (2010) |
The greater Kyoto area is defined by Urban Employment Area as Kyoto–Kusatsu Metropolitan Employment Area (Kyoto–Kusatsu MEA). The metropolitan area had a total population of 2,801,044 as of 2015 and is the fourth-largest in Japan. The cities and towns of the metropolitan area with their 2020 populations are listed below.[1]
A wider metropolitan area based on commuting patterns is also defined by as the Kyoto metropolitan area. This area consists of 13 cities and towns of Shiga Prefecture, Kyoto Prefecture, and Osaka Prefecture, in addition to Kyoto MEA. The total population as of 2020 for the region was estimated at 3,785,351. The following areas, along with the above Kyoto MEA, are included in the Kyoto metropolitan area, with their 2020 populations:[1]
48 universities and colleges in the area participate in the .[5]
Kyōto Station is a hub of the rail network in the area.