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Japan

Matsuyama

Compare this sourced profile of Matsuyama, Japan before planning. Stable fields identify the place; confirm current transport, access and opening details with official sources.

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01What the data says — and does not say

What the data says — and does not say

This page separates the checked GeoNames row for Matsuyama—511,192, Asia/Tokyo, and source coordinates—from live travel claims. Those fields identify and compare the record; they do not prove current transport, accessibility, census totals, or a City Atlas Club visit.

Wikidata's localized description: city in Ehime prefecture, Japan.

02This city's dataset fingerprint

This city's dataset fingerprint

Source identity and administrative path

The source row behind Matsuyama is GeoNames ID 1926099. Its recorded administrative path is Matsuyama-shi → Ehime → Japan, and GeoNames classifies the place as a first-order administrative seat. Matsuyama occurs once as a primary city label in this atlas sample; the numeric ID remains the durable source key if names change. The city row itself was updated 2024-12-02; that date belongs to the source record, not to every transport or visitor detail in the real destination.

Population position inside fixed cohorts

Within the fixed 1,206-record atlas, Matsuyama ranks 1,114 by recorded population. Inside the 34 selected Japan entries it ranks 30; inside the 632 entries in its broad region it ranks 586. Its 511,192 population value is 0.66 times the 769,894 median for the country cohort and 0.51 times the 1,008,426 regional median. Matsuyama sits in the lower half of this atlas's selected Japan entries. Matsuyama's recorded value is materially below the country-cohort median used here. These comparisons describe this selected dataset only; they are not current census rankings or official urban-area boundaries.

Nearest-reference pattern

Matsuyama's three nearest other atlas coordinates are Hiroshima at 68.803 km with 1,200,754 recorded people; Kurashiki at 123.767 km with 483,576 recorded people; Okayama at 140.167 km with 724,691 recorded people. The closest-to-farthest distance spread is 71.364 km. Compared with Hiroshima, Matsuyama's recorded population is 0.43 times as large. Against Matsuyama, Hiroshima follows Hiroshima-shi → Hiroshima → Japan in the source. Its point has higher latitude and lower longitude; it belongs to the same selected Japan cohort, uses the shared Asia/Tokyo identifier, and carries the same first-order administrative seat class. Its recorded population is above Matsuyama's. Against Matsuyama, Kurashiki follows Kurashiki Shi → Okayama → Japan in the source. Its point has higher latitude and higher longitude; it belongs to the same selected Japan cohort, uses the shared Asia/Tokyo identifier, and carries second-order administrative seat rather than first-order administrative seat. Its recorded population is below Matsuyama's. Against Matsuyama, Okayama follows Okayama Shi → Okayama → Japan in the source. Its point has higher latitude and higher longitude; it belongs to the same selected Japan cohort, uses the shared Asia/Tokyo identifier, and carries the same first-order administrative seat class. Its recorded population is above Matsuyama's. Its nearest-neighbor distance ranks 551 of 1,206 from shortest to longest in the same snapshot. Matsuyama's nearest-coordinate gap sits in the second quarter of atlas distances. This pattern can reveal whether other catalog references are geographically close, but it cannot establish whether a border crossing is possible or practical, or whether rail, road, fare, or journey-time connections exist. Read as one record signature, GeoNames 1926099, the coordinate pair 33.8392 / 132.7657, country rank 30 of 34, and neighbor GeoNames 1862415 at 68.803 km bind Matsuyama to a reproducible comparison. That combined key distinguishes the row; it is not a recommendation or evidence of a physical connection.

Coordinate, time-zone and class cohorts

Matsuyama's reference point is 33.8392° north and 132.7657° east. The IANA identifier Asia/Tokyo is shared by 34 city rows in this catalog, while the GeoNames class PPLA is shared by 429 rows. Matsuyama's row carries both second- and first-order administrative labels. Matsuyama's point falls in the middle-latitude coordinate band used by this atlas's row checks. Matsuyama's time-zone field defines the narrower catalog cohort; its place class is shared more broadly. GeoNames supplies no elevation for Matsuyama, so the profile preserves that missing value instead of guessing terrain. Together these fields form a reproducible identity check for this page, not a claim about walkability, climate or accessibility.

Record keys
Matsuyama · GeoNames 1926099 · Q200022
Name scope
Matsuyama · 1 atlas row share this source label · qualifier not required
Administrative chain
Matsuyama-shi · Ehime · Japan
Coordinate signature
33.8392° N · 132.7657° E
Population snapshot
511,192 · atlas rank 1,114 of 1,206
Country comparison
Japan rank 30 of 34 · median 769,894 · ratio 0.66×
Regional comparison
Asia rank 586 of 632 · median 1,008,426 · ratio 0.51×
Time-zone cohort
Asia/Tokyo · 34 of 1,206 atlas rows
Place-class cohort
PPLA first-order administrative seat · 429 of 1,206 rows
Elevation field
Matsuyama · missing in GeoNames
Nearest reference
Hiroshima · 68.803 km · population 1,200,754 · atlas rank 442
Second reference
Kurashiki · 123.767 km · population 483,576 · atlas rank 1,184
Third reference
Okayama · 140.167 km · population 724,691 · atlas rank 765
Neighbour geometry
Matsuyama · nearest-distance rank 551 of 1,206 · three-reference spread 71.364 km
Source dates
Matsuyama row updated 2024-12-02 · atlas dataset checked 2026-08-04