Arao

Arao is a city in , Japan. As of 31 July 2024, the city had an estimated population of 49,334 in 24,092 households, and a population density of 860 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 57.37 km2.
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  • Type: City with 50,800 residents
  • Description: city in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: Arao, Kumamoto
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Arao and Minami-Arao Station.

Railway stop
Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of , , Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.

Railway stop
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Arao, , Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.

Post office
is a post office.

Arao

Latitude
32.9868° or 32° 59′ 12″ north
Longitude
130.4334° or 130° 26′ 0″ east
Population
50,800
Elevation
28 metres (92 feet)
Open location code
8Q4GXCPM+P9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 739281231
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
11274040
Wiki­data ID
Q626118
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Arao” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: آراو، كوماموتو
  • Arabic: آراو
  • Asturian: Arao
  • Bengali: আরাও
  • Breton: Arao
  • Catalan: Arao
  • Cebuano: Arao-shi
  • Chechen: Арао
  • Chinese: Arao-chhī
  • Chinese: 荒尾
  • Chinese: 荒尾市
  • Czech: Arao
  • Danish: Arao
  • Dutch: Arao
  • Finnish: Arao
  • French: Arao
  • Galician: Arao, Xapón
  • German: Arao
  • Greek: Αράο
  • Gujarati: અરાઓ
  • Hindi: आरओ
  • Hungarian: Arao
  • Indonesian: Arao, Kumamoto
  • Indonesian: Arao
  • Irish: Arao
  • Italian: Arao
  • Japanese: Arao-Shi
  • Japanese: あらお
  • Japanese: アラオ
  • Japanese: あらおし
  • Japanese: 荒尾
  • Japanese: 荒尾市
  • Kannada: ಅರಾವೋ
  • Korean: 아라오시
  • Latvian: Arao
  • Literary Chinese: 荒尾市
  • Lithuanian: Arao
  • Malay: Arao
  • Marathi: अराओ
  • Mazanderani: آرائو، کوماموتو
  • Mazanderani: آرائو
  • Min Nan Chinese: Arao-chhī
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Arao
  • Persian: آرائو، کوماموتو
  • Persian: آرائو
  • Persian: ارائو، کوماموتو
  • Polish: Arao
  • Portuguese: Arao
  • Romanian: Arao, kumamoto
  • Romanian: Arao
  • Russian: Арао
  • Sinhala: අරාඕ
  • Slovak: Arao
  • South Azerbaijani: آرائو، کوماموتو
  • South Azerbaijani: آرائو
  • Spanish: Arao
  • Swedish: Arao, Kumamoto
  • Swedish: Arao
  • Tagalog: Arao, Kumamoto
  • Tagalog: Arao
  • Tajik: Арао
  • Tamil: அறூ
  • Tatar: Арао
  • Telugu: అరావో
  • Thai: อาราโอะ
  • Turkish: Arao
  • Ukrainian: Арао, Кумамото
  • Ukrainian: Арао
  • Urdu: اراو
  • Vietnamese: Arao, Kumamoto
  • Vietnamese: Arao
  • Waray (Philippines): Arao, Kumamoto
  • Waray (Philippines): Arao
  • Yue Chinese: 荒尾

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