Yamagata山形県

Yamagata-ken·やまがたけん·県 (ken), prefecture

Mountainous and known for cherries and hot springs. The Mogami River flows the length of the prefecture.

Facts

Japanese name: 山形県
Reading: Yamagata-ken / やまがたけん
Region: Tōhoku 東北
Capital: Yamagata 山形市
Population: 1,068,027 (2020 census)
Area: 9,323 km²
Density: 115 people per km²
Municipalities: 35 — 13 cities, 19 towns, and 3 villages
Designated cities: None
Districts (郡): 8
Codes: JIS 06·ISO 3166-2 JP-06

How an address here begins

山形県山形市…

Yamagata-ken, Yamagata-shi, …

The prefecture comes first, then the municipality. The guide explains the rest of the address, and the map reads any address you paste into it.

Neighbouring prefectures

Every municipality in Yamagata市区町村

35 local governments, each with its own mayor and assembly. Every one links to its boundary on the map.

Cities市

Districts, with their towns and villages郡 · 町 · 村

A district is a name that groups towns and villages in an address. It has no office and no election. The towns and villages are governments.

Higashimurayama District東村山郡district, not a government
- Yamanobe Town山辺町
- Nakayama Town中山町
Nishimurayama District西村山郡district, not a government
Kitamurayama District北村山郡district, not a government
- Oishida Town大石田町
Mogami District最上郡district, not a government
Higashiokitama District東置賜郡district, not a government
- Takahata Town高畠町
- Kawanishi Town川西町
Nishiokitama District西置賜郡district, not a government
Higashitagawa District東田川郡district, not a government
- Mikawa Town三川町
- Shonai Town庄内町
Akumi District飽海郡district, not a government
- Yuza Town遊佐町

Boundaries: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Municipality counts are from the boundary data on the map.