Katsuragi, Nara

Katsuragi 葛城市
City
View of Mount Yamato-Katsuragi
Flag
Location of Katsuragi in Nara Prefecture
Katsuragi Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°29′N 135°44′E / 34.483°N 135.733°E / 34.483; 135.733Coordinates: 34°29′N 135°44′E / 34.483°N 135.733°E / 34.483; 135.733
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Nara Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Yoshihiko Yoshikawa
Area
• Total	33.73 km2 (13.02 sq mi)
Population (April 1, 2014)
• Total	36,462
Symbols
• Tree	Quercus gilva and camphor laurel
• Flower	Peony and chrysanthemum
• Bird	Japanese bush warbler
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City hall address	166 Kakinomoto, Katsuragi-shi, Nara-ken 639-2195
Website	www.city.katsuragi.nara.jp

Katsuragi (葛城市, Katsuragi-shi) is a city located in Nara Prefecture, Japan.

As of April 1, 2015, the city has an estimated population of 36,462, and 13,918 households.^[1] The population density is 1,060 persons per km², and the total area is 33.73 km².

The modern city of Katsuragi was established on October 1, 2004, from the merger of the towns of Shinjō and Taima (both from Kitakatsuragi District).

Taima Temple

Neighboring municipalities

• Nara Prefecture
  • Yamatotakada
  • Gose
  • Kashiba
• Osaka Prefecture
  • Taishi
  • Kanan
  • Chihayaakasaka

Education

Junior high schools

• Shinjo Junior High School
• Hakuhou Junior High School

Elementary schools

• Shinjo Elementary School
• Shinjokita Elementary School
• Banjou Elementary School
• Oshimi Elementary School
• Iwaki Elementary School
• Taima Elementary School

Transportation

Rail

• Kintetsu Railway
  • Minami Osaka Line: Nijō-jinjaguchi Station - Taimadera Station - Iwaki Station - Shakudo Station
  • Gose Line: Shakudo Station - Kintetsu Shinjo Station - Oshimi Station
• West Japan Railway Company
  • Wakayama Line: Yamato-Shinjo Station

Road

• Expressways
  • Minami-Hanna Road
• Japan National Route 24
• Japan National Route 165
• Japan National Route 166
• Japan National Route 168

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Katsuragi, Nara.

• Katsuragi City official website (Japanese)

Nara Prefecture
Nara (capital)
Core city	Nara
Cities	Gojō Gose Ikoma Kashiba Kashihara Katsuragi Sakurai Tenri Uda Yamatokōriyama Yamatotakada
Ikoma District	Ando Ikaruga Heguri Sangō
Kitakatsuragi District	Ōji Kawai Kanmaki Kōryō
Shiki District	Kawanishi Miyake Tawaramoto
Takaichi District	Asuka Takatori
Uda District	Mitsue Soni
Yamabe District	Yamazoe
Yoshino District	Higashiyoshino Kamikitayama Kawakami Kurotaki Nosegawa Ōyodo Shimoichi Shimokitayama Tenkawa Totsukawa Yoshino
List of mergers in Nara Prefecture