Map of Mankato, United States
Mankato is a city in Minnesota, United States, with a population of about 41,044. It lies at 44.1591°N, 94.0092°W, about 253 m above sea level. Mankato is about 1,526 km (948 mi) northwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Shakopee, 81 km to the northeast.
Mankato at a glance
Country
Region
Minnesota
Population
41,044GeoNames
Coordinates
44.1591, -94.009244°09′33″N 94°00′33″W
Time zone
America/ChicagoUTC−06:00 / UTC−05:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
253 m (830 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
1,526 km (948 mi)
Where is Mankato?
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 8 h 52 min on the shortest day to 15 h 30 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Mankato
- Shakopee — 81 km northeast
- Lakeville — 82 km northeast
- Eden Prairie — 88 km northeast
- Burnsville — 89 km northeast
- Apple Valley — 89 km northeast
- Minnetonka — 93 km northeast
- Bloomington — 94 km northeast
- Edina — 97 km northeast
- Minnetonka Mills — 98 km northeast
- Eagan — 98 km northeast
Largest cities in Minnesota
- Minneapolis — 410,939
- Saint Paul — 303,176
- Rochester — 112,225
- Bloomington — 86,435
- Duluth — 86,110
- Brooklyn Park — 79,149
- Plymouth — 75,907
- Maple Grove — 68,385
- Woodbury — 67,855
- Eagan — 66,286
Largest cities in United States
- New York City — 8,804,190
- Los Angeles — 3,820,914
- Brooklyn — 2,736,074
- Chicago — 2,664,452
- Queens — 2,316,841
- Houston — 2,314,157
- Phoenix — 1,650,070
- Philadelphia — 1,573,916
- San Antonio — 1,526,656
- Manhattan — 1,487,536
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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.