Karatsu (唐津市, Karatsu-shi) is a city in Saga Prefecture, in the Kyūshū region of Japan. The city's English Wikipedia article reports an estimated population of 111,413 living in 51,678 households as of 1 September 2026, a density of about 228.5 people per square kilometre. As a shi, it is one of the three kinds of municipality used in Japan, alongside towns and villages, and it runs its local administration through a mayor and a city council within Saga Prefecture. The population and area figures are those quoted in the article at the time of writing and may differ from later census results.
Facts
Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Japan: Administrative Division
citypopulation.deSaga Prefecture section of the table, 2020-10-01 census columnQuote, Saga Prefecture section of the table, 2020-10-01 census column
Karatsu City (-shi) 唐津市 137,436 134,144 131,116 126,926 122,785 117,373 110,211
2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 33.4501,129.9683
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results, elevationQuote, results, elevation
"elevation": 7.0
3. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 33.25, 129.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 33.25, 129.75
33.25 129.75 Cfa
Karatsu, Saga (Wikipedia)
Part Of: Japan, Lead, first sentence
is a city located in Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan
On Continent: Asia, Lead, first sentence
is a city located in Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan
In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Lead, first sentence
is a city located in Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan
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