Kasaoka

Kasaoka
笠岡市
View of Kasaoka City
View of Kasaoka City
Flag of Kasaoka
Official seal of Kasaoka
Map
Location of Kasaoka in Okayama Prefecture
Location of Kasaoka
Kasaoka is located in Japan
Kasaoka
Kasaoka
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°30′14″N 133°30′36″E / 34.50389°N 133.51000°E / 34.50389; 133.51000
CountryJapan
RegionChūgoku (San'yō)
PrefectureOkayama
Government
 • MayorNorimoto Mishima (current)
Area
 • Total136.24 km2 (52.60 sq mi)
Population
 (March 1, 2023)
 • Total45,404
 • Density330/km2 (860/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address1-1 Chūō, Kasaoka-shi, Okayama-ken 714-8601
ClimateCfa
Symbols
FlowerChrysanthemum
TreeGinkgo biloba
Kasaoka City Hall
Kasaoka Islands
Aerial view of Kasaoka city center
Kasaoka City Horseshoe Crab Museum

Kasaoka (笠岡市, Kasaoka-shi) is a city located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2023, the city had an estimated population of 45,404 in 21,987 households and a population density of 330 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city is 136.24 square kilometres (52.60 sq mi). The municipal district also includes 31 outlying islands including seven inhabited islands in the Kasaoka Islands archipelago in the Seto Inland Sea.

  1. ^ "Kasaoka city official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.