Map of Nanto, Japan

Nanto is a city in Toyama, Japan, with a population of about 47,976. It lies at 36.5127°N, 136.8935°E. Nanto is about 268 km (166 mi) west of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Tonami, 13 km to the north.

Nanto at a glance

Where is Nanto?

• The 6th largest city in Toyama on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 40 min on the shortest day to 14 h 39 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Nanto

• Tonami — 13 km north
• Tsubata — 22 km northwest
• Nonoichi — 25 km west
• Kanazawa — 27 km west
• Takaoka — 29 km northeast
• Matsutō — 29 km west
• Kahoku — 32 km northwest
• Nishishinminato — 34 km northeast
• Imizu — 35 km northeast
• Toyama — 36 km northeast

Largest cities in Toyama

• Toyama — 415,844
• Takaoka — 170,077
• Imizu — 90,742
• Himimachi — 54,510
• Tonami — 48,659
• Uozu — 45,848
• Himi — 43,995
• Kurobe-shi — 41,564
• Nishishinminato — 35,994
• Namerikawa — 34,638

Largest cities in Japan

• Tokyo — 9,733,276
• Yokohama — 3,777,491
• Osaka — 2,753,862
• Nagoya — 2,332,176
• Sapporo — 1,973,832
• Fukuoka — 1,612,392
• Kawasaki — 1,538,262
• Kobe — 1,525,152
• Kyoto — 1,463,723
• Saitama — 1,324,854

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.