Kaminoyama上山市

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

Kaminoyama (上山市, Kaminoyama-shi) is a city in Yamagata Prefecture. Population 29,110 (2020 census), area 240.93 km². Borders 5 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Yamagata 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
上山市
Reading
Kaminoyama-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Yamagata 山形県
Region
Tōhoku 東北
Population
29,110 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
-7.8% from 31,569
Area
240.93 km²
Density
121 people per km²
Households
10,537
Under 15
9.3%
65 and over
39.3%
Foreign residents
151 (0.5%)
Code
06207 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.city.kaminoyama.yamagata.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Kaminoyama. Borders across water are not counted.

Questions about Kaminoyama

Is Kaminoyama a city or a prefecture?
Kaminoyama (上山市) is a city (市, shi) in Yamagata Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
Where is Kaminoyama?
Kaminoyama is in Yamagata Prefecture (山形県), in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.
What is the population of Kaminoyama?
29,110 at the 2020 census, down 7.8% from 31,569 in 2015. The area is 240.93 km², which is 121 people per km². 10,537 households. 39.3% of residents are 65 or older and 9.3% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Kaminoyama?
Five: Zao Town (蔵王町) in Miyagi, Shichikashuku Town (七ヶ宿町) in Miyagi, Yamagata City (山形市), Nanyo City (南陽市), and Takahata Town (高畠町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kaminoyama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Kaminoyama written in Japanese?
上山市, read Kaminoyama-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 Kaminoyama begin?
山形県上山市… (Yamagata-ken, Kaminoyama-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.

Boundaries and neighbours: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population, households, and age groups: 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). Website and Wikipedia links: Wikidata.