Key facts
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Chūbu ( Hokuriku )
- Prefecture
- Fukui
- Town established
- April 1, 1889
- City established
- September 1, 1954
- Mayor
- Mikio Mizunami (from December 2020)
- Total
- 253.88 km (98.02 sq mi)
- Density
- 81.349/km (210.69/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 .city .katsuyama .fukui .jp
- Flower
- Satsuki Azalea
- Tree
- Cryptomeria
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
恐竜のまち 勝山市公式ホームページ
さあ、恐竜のまちへ！福井県勝山市公式サイト。世界に誇る「福井県立恐竜博物館」や、自然と恐竜が融合した「かつやま恐竜の森」。恐竜好きが夢中になる、勝山市ならではの特別な時間をお楽しみください。
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Encyclopedic overview
Katsuyama (勝山市, Katsuyama-shi) is a city located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 January 2026, the city has an estimated population of 20,653 in 7,971 households, and a population density of 81 persons per km. 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.
Geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Katsuyama” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.