Takayama (高山市, Takayama-shi) is a city in Gifu Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. The city's English Wikipedia article reports an estimated population of 81,968 living in 36,815 households as of 1 September 2025, a density of about 41 people per square kilometre. The municipality covers a total area of 2,177.61 square kilometres. 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 Gifu 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
Area (sq km) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Japan: Administrative Division
citypopulation.deGifu Prefecture section of the table, 2020-10-01 census columnQuote, Gifu Prefecture section of the table, 2020-10-01 census column
Takayama City (-shi) 高山市 96,680 97,023 96,231 92,747 89,182 84,419 79,355
2. Takayama (Wikipedia)
Lead, area
The total area of the city was 2,177.61 square kilometers
Part Of: Japan, Lead, first sentence
is a city located in Gifu Prefecture, Japan
On Continent: Asia, Lead, first sentence
is a city located in Gifu Prefecture, Japan
In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Lead, first sentence
is a city located in Gifu Prefecture, Japan
View the Source3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 36.146,137.2522
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results, elevationQuote, results, elevation
"elevation": 576.0
4. 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 36.25, 137.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 36.25, 137.25
36.25 137.25 Dfb
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