Yamagata prefecture
Yamagata prefecture (山形県; Yamagata-ken) is located in the Tohoku region on Honshu island, Japan. Its capital is Yamagata.
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Yamagata prefectual symbol |
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| Capital | Yamagata |
| Region: | Tohoku |
| Island: | Honshu |
| Area
- Total - % water |
Ranked 9th
9,323.34 km² 0.02% |
| Population
- Total (Oct 1, 2000) - Density |
Ranked 33rd
1,240,877 133/km² |
| Districts: | 9 |
| Municipalities: | 44 |
| ISO 3166-2: | JP-06 |
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| Pref. Flower: | Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) |
| Pref. Tree: | Cherry tree |
| Pref. Bird: | Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) |
| Table of contents |
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2 Geography 3 Economy 4 Demographics 5 Culture 6 Tourism 7 Prefectural symbols 8 Miscellaneous topics 9 External links |
History
Geography
Cities
- Higashine
- Kaminoyama
- Murayama
- Nagai
- Nan'yo
- Obanazawa
- Sagae
- Sakata
- Shinjo
- Tendo
- Tsuruoka
- Yamagata (capital)
- Yonezawa
Districts
- Akumi
- Akumigun
- Hirata
- Matsuyama
- Yawata
- Yuza
- Mogami
- Funagata
- Kaneyama
- Mamurogawa
- Mogami
- Mogamigun
- Ookura
- Sakegawa
- Tozawa
- Nishitagawa
- Atsumi
- Nishitagawagun
- Higashitagawa
- Amarume
- Asahi
- Fujishima
- Haguro
- Higashitagawagun
- Kushibiki
- Mikawa
- Tachikawa
- Nishiokitama
- Iide
- Nishiokitamagun
- Oguni
- Shirataka
- Higashiokitama
- Higashiokitamagun
- Kawanishi
- Takahata
- Nishimurayama
- Asahi
- Kahoku
- Nishikawa
- Nishimurayamagun
- Ooe
- Higashimurayama
- Nakayama
- Yamanobe
- Kitamurayama
- Kitamurayamagun
- Ooishida