Yamagata山形市

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

Yamagata (山形市, Yamagata-shi) is a city in Yamagata Prefecture. Population 247,590 (2020 census), area 381.3 km². Borders 8 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

山形市

Reading

Yamagata-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Yamagata 山形県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

247,590 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.5% from 253,832

Area

381.3 km²

Density

649 people per km²

Households

102,318

Under 15

11.8%

65 and over

29.6%

Foreign residents

1,306 (0.5%)

Code

06201 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.yamagata-yamagata.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Taihaku Ward太白区(Miyagi)
• Kawasaki Town川崎町(Miyagi)
• Kaminoyama City上山市
• Tendo City天童市
• Higashine City東根市
• Nanyo City南陽市
• Yamanobe Town山辺町
• Nakayama Town中山町

Questions about Yamagata

Is Yamagata a city or a prefecture?

Yamagata (山形市) 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. Yamagata Prefecture (山形県) is the larger unit around it. On its own, the name usually means the city.

Where is Yamagata?

Yamagata 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 Yamagata?

247,590 at the 2020 census, down 2.5% from 253,832 in 2015. The area is 381.3 km², which is 649 people per km². 102,318 households. 29.6% of residents are 65 or older and 11.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yamagata?

Eight: Taihaku Ward (太白区) of Sendai in Miyagi, Kawasaki Town (川崎町) in Miyagi, Kaminoyama City (上山市), Tendo City (天童市), Higashine City (東根市), Nanyo City (南陽市), Yamanobe Town (山辺町), and Nakayama Town (中山町). 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?

山形県山形市… (Yamagata-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.