Kōtō City
Kōtō City is a locality in Higashi-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto and has about 544,000 residents.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kumamoto Castle and Suizen-ji Jōju-en.
Kumamoto Castle
Park
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Kumamoto Castle is a hilltop Japanese castle located in Chūō-ku, Kumamoto, in Kumamoto Prefecture. It was a large and well-fortified castle. The castle keep is a concrete reconstruction built in 1960, but a number of ancillary wooden buildings remain of the original castle.
Suizen-ji Jōju-en
Garden
Suizen-ji Jōju-en is a tsukiyama Japanese garden located within Suizen-ji Park in the eastern part of the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
Minami-Kumamoto
Railway station
Photo: MK Products, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Minami-Kumamoto Station is a passenger railway station located in the Chūō-ku ward of the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chūō-ku and Minami-ku.
Chūō-ku
Suburb
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Chūō-ku is one of the five wards of Kumamoto City, Japan. The ward is located in the center of the city. As of 2012, it has a population of 183,497 people and an area of 25.33 km2.
Minami-ku
Suburb
Minami-ku is one of the five wards of Kumamoto City, Japan. Meaning literally "south ward," it is bordered by the Nishi-ku, Chūō-ku, Higashi-ku and also by the cities of Uki, Uto and the towns of Kashima, Mifune and Kōsa. Minami-ku is situated 9 km southwest of Kōtō City.
Mashiki
Town
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Mashiki is a town located in Kamimashiki District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 August 2024, the town had an estimated population of 34,118 in 14750 households, and a population density of 520 persons per km2. Mashiki is situated 7 km east of Kōtō City.
Kōtō City
- Type: Locality with 544,000 residents
- Also known as: “Koto” and “Kotō”
- Location: Higashi-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
32.7786° or 32° 46′ 43″ northLongitude
130.7454° or 130° 44′ 43″ eastPopulation
544,000Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)Open location code
8Q4GQPHW+C4GeoNames ID
11209896
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Satellite Map
Discover Kōtō City from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
“Kōtō City” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ことう”
- Japanese: “コトウ”
- Japanese: “江東区”
- Japanese: “湖東”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kumamoto City Zoological and Botanical Gardens and Kuwamizubashi Eki.
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