area of Toyama Prefecture. The surface area of the city comprises 36.96 km² of real estate, 61.02 km² of agricultural land, 22.69 km² of mountains and forests, 80.43 km² of public property (parks etc.), 6.10 km² of wasteland, and 2.18 km² of moorland.

Takaoka borders four cities in Toyama Prefecture (Himi, Oyabe, Tonami,