Katsuyama
勝山市 | |
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![]() Katsuyama City Hall | |
![]() Location of Katsuyama in Fukui Prefecture | |
Coordinates: 36°3′39.1″N 136°30′2.3″E / 36.060861°N 136.500639°E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Chūbu (Hokuriku) |
Prefecture | Fukui |
Town settled | April 1, 1889 |
City settled | September 1, 1954 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mikio Mizunami (from December 2020) |
Area | |
• Total | 253.88 km2 (98.02 sq mi) |
Population (May 2018) | |
• Total | 23,527 |
• Density | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
Phone number | 0779-88-1111 |
Address | 1-1-1 Motomachi, Katsuyama-shi, Fukui-ken 911-8501 |
Climate | Cfa |
Website | www |
Symbols | |
Flower | Satsuki Azalea |
Tree | Cryptomeria |
Katsuyama (勝山市, Katsuyama-shi) is a city located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 May 2018[update], the city has an estimated population of 23,527, with 7,973 households,[1] and a population density of 93 persons per km2. The total area of the city was 253.88 square kilometres (98.02 sq mi). Katsuyama was the ninth-best ranking city in a ranking that compared health and sanitation in cities around the world published in April 2007.[2]