Yamagata山県市

Yamagata-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Yamagata (山県市, Yamagata-shi) is a city in Gifu Prefecture. Population 25,280 (2020 census), area 221.98 km². Borders 3 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Gifu Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name

山県市

Reading

Yamagata-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Gifu 岐阜県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

25,280 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.8% from 27,114

Area

221.98 km²

Density

114 people per km²

Households

9,511

Under 15

10.3%

65 and over

36.1%

Foreign residents

597 (2.4%)

Code

21215 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.yamagata.gifu.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Yamagata. Borders across water are not counted.

• Gifu City岐阜市
• Seki City関市
• Motosu City本巣市

Questions about Yamagata

Is Yamagata a city or a prefecture?

Yamagata (山県市) is a city (市, shi) in Gifu Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Yamagata?

Yamagata is in Gifu Prefecture (岐阜県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Yamagata?

25,280 at the 2020 census, down 6.8% from 27,114 in 2015. The area is 221.98 km², which is 114 people per km². 9,511 households. 36.1% of residents are 65 or older and 10.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yamagata?

Three: Gifu City (岐阜市), Seki City (関市), and Motosu City (本巣市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yamagata in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yamagata written in Japanese?

山県市, read Yamagata-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Yamagata begin?

岐阜県山県市… (Gifu-ken, Yamagata-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.