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Yamagata, Gifu

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Country
  
Japan

Area
  
222 km²

Flower
  
Platycodon

Region
  
Chūbu

Local time
  
Monday 9:37 AM

Prefecture
  
Gifu Prefecture

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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.

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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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