Yamagata山形村

Yamagata-mura. The name ends in 村 (mura), the word for village.

Yamagata (山形村, Yamagata-mura) is a village in Nagano Prefecture. Population 8,400 (2020 census), area 24.98 km². Borders 2 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Higashichikuma District, Nagano Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan. The district in its address groups towns and villages; it is not a government.

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Facts

Japanese name

山形村

Reading

Yamagata-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Higashichikuma District 東筑摩郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nagano 長野県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

8,400 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+0.1% from 8,395

Area

24.98 km²

Density

336 people per km²

Households

3,012

Under 15

13.3%

65 and over

29.0%

Foreign residents

163 (1.9%)

Code

20450 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.yamagata.nagano.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Matsumoto City松本市
• Asahi Village朝日村

Questions about Yamagata

Is Yamagata a city, a town, or a village?

Yamagata (山形村) is a village (村, mura) in Nagano Prefecture. A village is a municipality on the same tier as a city, with its own mayor and assembly. The difference is size: a municipality generally needs 50,000 residents to become a city. Its address puts it in Higashichikuma District (東筑摩郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Yamagata?

Yamagata is in Nagano Prefecture (長野県), 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?

8,400 at the 2020 census, up 0.1% from 8,395 in 2015. The area is 24.98 km², which is 336 people per km². 3,012 households. 29.0% of residents are 65 or older and 13.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yamagata?

Two: Matsumoto City (松本市) and Asahi Village (朝日村). 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?

山形村, read Yamagata-mura. The last character, 村 (mura), is the word for village, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Yamagata begin?

長野県東筑摩郡山形村… (Nagano-ken, Higashichikuma-gun, Yamagata-mura, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the village name. The district name is written but the district is not a government. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.