Keihanshin
Kyoto–Osaka–Kobe Kinki MMA | |
|---|---|
Major metropolitan area of Japan | |
Osaka Kyoto Kobe | |
 Keihanshin Major Metropolitan Area | |
| Coordinates: 34°50′N 135°30′E / 34.833°N 135.500°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Prefectures | |
| Area | |
| • Metro | 13,228 km2 (5,107 sq mi) |
| Population (October 1, 2015)[1] | |
| • Metro | 19,302,746 |
| • Metro density | 1,459/km2 (3,780/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Metro | US$ 699.474 billion |
Keihanshin (京阪神, "Kyoto–Osaka–Kobe") is a metropolitan region in the Kansai region of Japan encompassing the metropolitan areas of the cities of Kyoto in Kyoto Prefecture, Osaka in Osaka Prefecture and Kobe in Hyōgo Prefecture. The entire region has a population (as of 2015[update]) of 19,302,746 over an area of 13,228 km2 (5,107 sq mi).[3] It is the second-most-populated urban region in Japan (after the Greater Tokyo area), containing approximately 15% of Japan's population.
The GDP in Osaka–Kobe is $681 billion as measured by PPP as of 2015[update], making it one of the world's most productive regions, a match with Paris and London.[4] MasterCard Worldwide reported that Osaka is the 19th ranking city of the world's leading global cities and has an instrumental role in driving the global economy.[5] If Keihanshin were a country, it would be the 16th-largest economy in the world, with a GDP of nearly $953.9 billion in 2012.[6]
- ^ Statistical Handbook of Japan. Statistics Bureau of Japan
- ^ "Global Wealth GDP Nominal Distribution: Who Are The Leaders Of The Global Economy? - Full Size". www.visualcapitalist.com. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
- ^ Japan Statistics Bureau - "2015 Census", retrieved June 27, 2021
- ^ Brookings Institution report 2015, retrieved August 23, 2015
- ^ Mastercard Worldwide - "Worldwide Centers of Commerce Index 2008" page 8 and 22, retrieved June 11, 2008
- ^ NationMaster.com