Katsuyama, Fukui

Katsuyama
勝山市
Katsuyama City Hall
Location of Katsuyama in Fukui Prefecture
Katsuyama
 
Coordinates: 36°3′39.1″N 136°30′2.3″E / 36.060861°N 136.500639°E / 36.060861; 136.500639
CountryJapan
RegionChūbu (Hokuriku)
PrefectureFukui
Town settledApril 1, 1889
City settledSeptember 1, 1954
Government
  MayorMikio Mizunami (from December 2020)
Area
  Total
253.88 km2 (98.02 sq mi)
Population
 (May 2018)
  Total
23,527
  Density93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number0779-88-1111
Address1-1-1 Motomachi, Katsuyama-shi, Fukui-ken 911-8501
ClimateCfa
Websitewww.city.katsuyama.fukui.jp
Symbols
FlowerSatsuki Azalea
TreeCryptomeria

Katsuyama (勝山市, Katsuyama-shi) is a city located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 May 2018, the city has an estimated population of 23,527, with 7,973 households, 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.