Katagami City

Akita Prefecture · City

Katagami City lies between Akita City and Oga City and faces Hachirogata and the Sea of Japan. It is the smallest city in the prefecture by area. It is known for tsukudani (fish simmered in soy sauce and sugar) made from fish of Hachirogata, and Detohama Beach is on its coast. At Toko Yasaka Shrine in Tenno, festival rites such as riding on a bull and the spider dance are handed down.

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Population: 30,235 723rd in Japan2025 Census
5-year change: −4.7% 1,122nd in Japanfrom 31,720 in 2020
Area: 97.72 km² 992nd in Japan
Population density: 309 people/km² 668th in Japan

Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.

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