Yamanobe山辺町

Yamanobe-machi. The name ends in 町 (machi), the word for town.

Yamanobe (山辺町, Yamanobe-machi) is a town in Yamagata Prefecture. Population 13,725 (2020 census), area 61.45 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Higashimurayama District, Yamagata 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

山辺町

Reading

Yamanobe-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Higashimurayama District 東村山郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Yamagata 山形県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

13,725 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.5% from 14,369

Area

61.45 km²

Density

223 people per km²

Households

4,551

Under 15

11.8%

65 and over

34.4%

Foreign residents

47 (0.3%)

Code

06301 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.yamanobe.yamagata.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Yamanobe. Borders across water are not counted.

• Yamagata City山形市
• Nanyo City南陽市
• Nakayama Town中山町
• Asahi Town朝日町
• Oe Town大江町
• Shirataka Town白鷹町

Questions about Yamanobe

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

Yamanobe (山辺町) is a town (町, machi) in Yamagata Prefecture. A town 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 Higashimurayama District (東村山郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Yamanobe?

Yamanobe 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 Yamanobe?

13,725 at the 2020 census, down 4.5% from 14,369 in 2015. The area is 61.45 km², which is 223 people per km². 4,551 households. 34.4% of residents are 65 or older and 11.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yamanobe?

Six: Yamagata City (山形市), Nanyo City (南陽市), Nakayama Town (中山町), Asahi Town (朝日町), Oe Town (大江町), and Shirataka Town (白鷹町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yamanobe in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yamanobe written in Japanese?

山辺町, read Yamanobe-machi. The last character, 町 (machi), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Yamanobe begin?

山形県東村山郡山辺町… (Yamagata-ken, Higashimurayama-gun, Yamanobe-machi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the town 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.