Yamagata, Gifu

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Country Japan Area 222 km² Flower Platycodon		Region Chūbu Local time Monday 9:37 AM Prefecture Gifu Prefecture

Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Website www.city.yamagata.gifu.jp Weather 13°C, Wind SE at 18 km/h, 63% Humidity City hall address 1000-1 Takaki, Yamagata-shi, Gifu-ken; 501–2192 Points of interest Rinsenji, Shikokuyamakaorino Park, Kannami‑ji Temple, Gifu Retro Museum, Tōkō‑ji Temple

Yamagata (山県市, Yamagata-shi) is a city located in Gifu Prefecture, Japan.

Map of Yamagata, Gifu Prefecture, Japan

As of July 2011, the city has an estimated population of 28,878 and a population density of 130 persons per km². The total area is 222.04 km².

Geography

Yamagata is located in south-west Gifu Prefecture, north of Gifu city (the prefectural capital of Gifu).

Surrounding municipalities

Gifu

Motosu

Seki

History

The modern city of Yamagata was established on April 1, 2003, from the merger of the towns of Miyama and Takatomi, and the village of Ijira (all from Yamagata District).

The name, Yamagata, has already existed in one of the oldest Japanese family registry which was published in 702 and has been stored in Shosoin, Nara. This fact means that Yamagata is one of the oldest place names in Japanese history.

Educational institutions

Yamagata High School

Takatomi Junior High School

Ijira Junior High School

Miyama Junior High School

Takatomi Elementary School

Tomioka Elementary School

Umehara Elementary School

Oga Elementary School

Sakurao Elementary School

Ijira Minami Elementary School

Ijira Kita Elementary School

Miyama Elementary School

Iwazakura Elementary School

Sister city

Yamagata has one sister city:

Florence, Oregon, United States Friendship City.

References

Yamagata, Gifu Wikipedia

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