List of cities in Shiga Prefecture by population

The following list sorts all cities (including towns) in the Japanese prefecture of Shiga with a population of more than 5,000 according to the 2015 Census. As of October 1, 2015, 19 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

Ōtsu

Kusatsu

Nagahama

The following table lists the 19 cities and towns in Shiga with a population of at least 5,000 on October 1, 2015, according to the 2015 Census. The table also gives an overview of the evolution of the population since the 1995 census.[1]

Rank (2015)	Name	Status	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015
1	Ōtsu	City	295,574	309,793	323,719	337,634	340,973
2	Kusatsu	City	101,828	115,455	121,159	130,874	137,247
3	Nagahama	City	122,415	123,862	124,498	124,131	118,193
4	Higashiōmi	City	111,322	114,395	116,797	115,479	114,180
5	Hikone	City	103,508	107,860	109,779	112,156	112,156
6	Kōka	City	90,744	92,484	93,853	92,704	90,901
7	Ōmihachiman	City	79,488	80,669	80,610	81,738	81,312
8	Moriyama	City	61,859	65,542	70,823	76,560	79,859
9	Rittō	City	48,759	54,856	59,869	63,655	66,749
10	Konan	City	51,372	53,740	55,325	54,614	54,289
11	Takashima	City	54,369	55,451	53,950	52,486	50,025
12	Yasu	City	45,865	48,326	49,486	49,955	49,889
13	Maibara	City	40,557	41,251	41,009	40,060	38,719
14	Hino	Town	23,132	23,022	22,809	22,870	21,873
15	Aishō	Town	17,856	18,992	19,729	20,118	20,778
16	Ryūō	Town	13,650	13,370	13,280	12,916	12,434
17	Toyosato	Town	7,222	7,132	7,418	7,566	7,442
18	Taga	Town	8,916	8,463	8,145	7,761	7,355
19	Kōra	Town	8,569	8,169	8,103	7,500	7,039

References

1. "Shiga (Japan): Prefecture, Cities, Towns and Villages – Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2019-06-15.