Yamagata
山形市 | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Yamagata_in_Yamagata_Prefecture_Ja.svg) Location of Yamagata in Yamagata Prefecture | |
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Japan_location_map_with_side_map_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands.svg)  Yamagata | |
| Coordinates: 38°15′19.5″N 140°20′22.6″E / 38.255417°N 140.339611°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Prefecture | Yamagata Prefecture |
| First official recorded | 690 AD |
| City Settled | April 1, 1889 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Takahiro Satō |
| Area | |
• Total | 381.30 km2 (147.22 sq mi) |
| Population (August 1, 2023) | |
• Total | 242,505 |
| • Density | 640/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| - Tree | Japanese Rowan |
| - Flower | Safflower |
| Phone number | 023-641-1212 |
| Address | 2-3-25 Hatagomachi, Yamagata-shi, Yamagata-ken 990-8540 |
| Website | Official website |
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Yamagata (山形市, Yamagata-shi, Japanese: [jamaꜜɡata]) is the capital city of Yamagata Prefecture located in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. As of 1 August 2023[update], the city had an estimated population of 242,505 in 103,165 households,[1] and a population density of 636 persons per km². The total area of the city is 381.58 square kilometres (147 sq mi).
- ^ Yamagata City official statistics (in Japanese)