- Population
- 1,321,805
- 1.3M
- Elevation
- 96 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 19
- listed under Nara
- Airports
- ITM Osaka Itami International Airport37 km
- UKB Kobe Airport56 km
About Nara
Nara is a region. Location: Japan. Population: 1,321,805.
Nara Prefecture (奈良県, Nara-ken; Japanese pronunciation: [nä́.ɾä̀, nä̀.ɾä́.kè̞ɴ̀]) is an inland prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. As of 2020, Nara Prefecture has a population of 1,321,805 and has a geographic area of 3,691 square kilometres (1,425 sq mi). Nara Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the north, Osaka Prefecture to the northwest, Wakayama Prefecture to the southwest, and Mie Prefecture to the east.
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Places bordering Nara
Twin towns and sister cities of Nara
Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.
Climate of Nara
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, October.
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 9° | 9° | 13° | 19° | 23° | 26° | 30° | 32° | 27° | 22° | 17° | 11° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 3° | 8° | 13° | 18° | 22° | 23° | 19° | 13° | 7° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 45 | 61 | 103 | 141 | 149 | 227 | 194 | 134 | 193 | 119 | 70 | 36 |
Airports nearest to Nara
- Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM) Osaka 37 km
- Kobe Airport (UKB) Kobe 56 km
- Kansai International Airport (KIX) Osaka 61 km
Straight-line distance; airports with scheduled flights only. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
Places in Nara
19 places- 1 Nara-shi 359.7K
- 2 Kashihara City 125.3K
- 3 Ikoma-shi 121.3K
- 4 Yamatokōriyama-shi 89.4K
- 5 Kashiba-shi 78.1K
- 6 Ikoma-gun 75.9K
- 7 Yamatotakada-shi 68.8K
- 8 Tenri-shi 67.7K
- 9 Sakurai-shi 59.8K
- 10 Shiki-gun 45.8K
- 11 Katsuragi Shi 36.9K
- 12 Gojō-shi 33.8K
- 13 Uda Shi 33.6K
- 14 Gose Shi 28.5K
- 15 Takaichi-gun 11.9K
- 16 Uda-gun 2.8K
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
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Kitakatsuragi-gun District
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Yamabe-gun District
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Yoshino-gun District
Largest cities and towns
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Kashihara-shi City, Kashihara City124.5K -
Ikoma City, Ikoma-shi120.7K -
Tenri City, Tenri-shi71.1K -
Kōryō Chō Municipality, Kitakatsuragi-gun34.6K
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Ikaruga-chō Municipality, Ikoma-gun28.4K
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Katsuragi City, Katsuragi Shi37.4K -
Gose City, Gose Shi26.5K -
Heguri-chō Municipality, Ikoma-gun19.6K
Nature and heritage in Nara
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources