List of cities in Nara Prefecture by population explained

The following list sorts all municipalities (cities, towns and villages) in the Japanese prefecture of Nara with a population of more than 5,000 according to the 2020 Census. As of October 1, 2020, 27 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.

Population figures are retroactively calculated to correspond to 2006 municipalities and municipal borders (see also the List of mergers in Nara Prefecture).

List

The following table lists the 27 cities, towns and villages in Nara with a population of at least 5,000 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
1NaraCity354,833360,310366,591370,102374,944368,039
2KashiharaCity120,972124,111125,605124,728125,005121,988
3IkomaCity116,951118,233118,113113,686112,830106,726
4YamatokōriyamaCity83,27687,05089,02391,67294,18895,165
5KashibaCity78,14877,56175,22770,99863,48756,739
6TenriCity63,94167,39869,17871,15272,74174,188
7YamatotakadaCity61,77964,81768,45170,80073,66873,806
8SakuraiCity54,87057,24460,14661,13063,24863,225
9KatsuragiCity36,84536,63535,85934,98534,95034,436
10KōryōTown33,84233,48733,07032,81031,44429,457
11TawaramotoTown31,21331,69132,12133,02932,93432,837
12UdaCity28,14431,10534,22737,18339,76242,035
13GojōCity27,94730,99734,46037,37539,92840,871
14IkarugaTown27,61127,30327,73427,81628,56628,371
15GoseCity24,11326,86830,28732,27334,67636,119
16ŌjiTown24,05423,02522,18222,75123,78224,574
17SangōTown23,23323,57123,44023,06223,97724,161
18KanmakiTown21,71522,05423,72824,95324,00523,811
19HeguriTown18,02518,88319,72720,28620,49720,385
20KawaiTown17,03217,94118,53119,44620,12619,903
21ŌyodoTown16,72818,06919,17620,07020,37620,015
22KawanishiTown8,1658,4858,6539,1749,4229,847
23AndoTown7,2257,4437,9298,2578,5398,941
24TakatoriTown6,7367,1957,6577,9148,1538,388
25MiyakeTown6,4436,8367,4407,7648,0428,584
26YoshinoTown6,2327,3998,6429,98411,31812,427
27AsukaVillage5,2375,5235,8566,3436,8467,126
28ShimoichiTown5,0425,6647,0207,7378,6709,532

Notes and References

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