List of cities in Kumamoto Prefecture by population explained

The following list sorts all cities (including towns and villages) in the Japanese prefecture of Kumamoto with a population of more than 10,000 according to the 2020 Census. As of October 1, 2020, 28 places fulfill this criterion and are listed here. This list refers only to the population of individual cities, towns and villages within their defined limits, which does not include other municipalities or suburban areas within urban agglomerations.

List

The following table lists the 28 cities, villages and towns in Kumamoto with a population of at least 10,000 on October 1, 2020, according to the 2020 Census. The table also gives an overview of the evolution of the population since the 1995 census.[1]

Rank
(2020)
NameStatus202020152010200520001995
1KumamotoCity738,744740,822734,474727,978720,816708,097
2YatsushiroCity123,146127,472132,266136,886140,655143,712
3AmakusaCity75,82682,73989,06596,473102,907107,823
4TamanaCity64,36766,78269,54171,85173,05172,900
5KōshiCity61,82958,37055,00251,64749,39146,925
6UkiCity57,07559,75661,87863,08963,96864,008
7AraoCity50,87853,40755,32155,96056,90557,389
8YamagaCity49,08252,26455,39157,72659,49160,991
9KikuchiCity46,47348,16750,19451,86252,63652,545
10KikuyōTown43,37640,98437,73432,43428,36026,273
11UtoCity36,19237,02637,72738,02337,25535,010
12ŌzuTown35,21233,45231,23429,10728,02126,376
13MashikiTown32,52933,61132,67632,78232,16030,757
14HitoyoshiCity31,33433,88035,61137,58338,81439,373
15AsoCity24,96627,01828,44429,63630,45731,364
16KamiamakusaCity24,58427,00629,90232,50235,31436,667
17MinamataCity23,58025,41126,97829,12031,14732,842
18MifuneTown16,31417,23717,88818,11618,53218,438
19AshikitaTown15,68817,66119,31620,84022,37323,744
20NagasuTown15,38315,88916,59417,38117,95617,833
21AsagiriTown14,68515,52316,63817,30017,75118,533
22YamatoTown13,52115,14916,98118,76120,33321,746
23HikawaTown11,10111,99412,71513,23213,72514,287
24NishikiTown10,29210,76611,07511,64711,97512,095
25KōsaTown10,13910,71711,18111,60412,01212,372

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kumamoto (Japan): Prefecture, Cities, Towns and Villages - Population Statistics, Charts and Map. www.citypopulation.de. 2019-06-15.