Katsuta, Okayama

Katsuta
勝田町
Town
Former Katsuta town hall
Former Katsuta town hall
Katsuta is located in Japan
Katsuta
Katsuta
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 35°4′24.4″N 134°11′28.0″E / 35.073444°N 134.191111°E / 35.073444; 134.191111
CountryJapan
RegionChūgoku
PrefectureOkayama Prefecture
DistrictKatsuta
MergedMarch 31, 2005
(now part of Mimasaka)
Area
 • Total
87.29 km2 (33.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2003)
 • Total
3,660
 • Density41.93/km2 (108.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
Symbols
FlowerLilium
TreeCryptomeria japonica

Katsuta (勝田町, Katsuta-chō) was a town located in Katsuta District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 3,660 and a density of 41.93 persons per km2. The total area was 87.29 km2.

On March 31, 2005, Katsuta, along with the towns of Mimasaka (former), Aida, Ōhara and Sakutō, and the village of Higashiawakura (all from Aida District), was merged to create the city of Mimasaka.[1][2]

Geography

Adjoining municipalities

Education

  • Katsuta Elementary School
  • Katsuta-Higashi Elementary School
  • Kajinami Elementary School
  • Katsuta Junior High School

Transportation

Road

  • National highways:
  • Prefectural roads:
    • Okayama Prefectural Route 7 (Chizu-Katsuta)
    • Okayama Prefectural Route 51 (Mimasaka-Nagi)
    • Okayama Prefectural Route 356 (Gyōhō-Katsuta)
    • Okayama Prefectural Route 357 (Kajinami-Tateishi)
    • Okayama Prefectural Route 388 (Magata-Mimasaka)
    • Okayama Prefectural Route 479 (Seto-Munakake)

References

  1. ^ データでみる県勢: 日本国勢図会地域統計版 (in Japanese). 国勢社. 2006. p. 97. 2005 年 3 月 31 日に勝田町、大原町、東粟倉村、美作町、作東町、英田町が合併して誕生した。
  2. ^ 住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 (in Japanese). 総務庁統計局. 2005. p. 147. Katsuta-cho, Ohara-cho, Higashiawakura-son, Mimasaka-cho, Sakuto-cho and Aida-cho were incorporated into a newly established Mimasaka-shi as of March 31, 2005.
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