Yonezawa米沢市

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

Yonezawa (米沢市, Yonezawa-shi) is a city in Yamagata Prefecture. Population 81,252 (2020 census), area 548.51 km². Borders 7 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

米沢市

Reading

Yonezawa-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Yamagata 山形県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

81,252 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.5% from 85,953

Area

548.51 km²

Density

148 people per km²

Households

33,095

Under 15

10.9%

65 and over

31.2%

Foreign residents

737 (0.9%)

Code

06202 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.yonezawa.yamagata.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Yonezawa. Borders across water are not counted.

• Takahata Town高畠町
• Kawanishi Town川西町
• Iide Town飯豊町
• Fukushima City福島市(Fukushima)
• Kitakata City喜多方市(Fukushima)
• Kitashiobara Village北塩原村(Fukushima)
• Inawashiro Town猪苗代町(Fukushima)

Questions about Yonezawa

Is Yonezawa a city or a prefecture?

Yonezawa (米沢市) 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 Yonezawa?

Yonezawa 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 Yonezawa?

81,252 at the 2020 census, down 5.5% from 85,953 in 2015. The area is 548.51 km², which is 148 people per km². 33,095 households. 31.2% of residents are 65 or older and 10.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yonezawa?

Seven: Takahata Town (高畠町), Kawanishi Town (川西町), Iide Town (飯豊町), Fukushima City (福島市) in Fukushima, Kitakata City (喜多方市) in Fukushima, Kitashiobara Village (北塩原村) in Fukushima, and Inawashiro Town (猪苗代町) in Fukushima. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yonezawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yonezawa written in Japanese?

米沢市, read Yonezawa-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 Yonezawa begin?

山形県米沢市… (Yamagata-ken, Yonezawa-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.