Yamagata Prefecture - Definition and Overview

**Yamagata Prefecture (山形県; *Yamagata-ken*)**
Symbol of Yamagata Prefecture
Capital	Yamagata (city)
Region	Tohoku
Island	Honshu
Governor	Kazuo Takahashi
Area	9,323.34 km² (9^th)
- % water	0.02%
Population (October 1, 2000)
- Population	1,240,877 (33^rd)
- Density	133 /km²
Districts	9
Municipalities	44
ISO 3166-2	JP-06
Web site	www.pref.yamagata.jp/ index-e.html (http://www.pref.yamagata.jp/index-e.html)
Prefectural Symbols
- Flower	Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)
- Tree	Cherry tree
- Bird	Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)

Yamagata Prefecture (山形県; Yamagata-ken) is located in the Tohoku region on Honshu island, Japan. Its capital is Yamagata.

Contents

1 History

2 Geography

2.1 Cities
2.2 Districts

7 Prefectural symbols

8 Miscellaneous topics

9 External links

History

Yamagata, with Akita Prefecture, composed Dewa Province until the Meiji Restoration.

Geography

Yamagat Prefecture is located in the southwest corner of Tohoku, facing the Sea of Japan. It border Niigata Prefecture and Fukushima Prefecture on the south, Miyagi Prefecture on the east, and Akita Prefecture on the north. All of these boundaries are marked by mountains, with most of the population residing in a limited central plain.

Cities

Districts

Economy

Demographics

Culture

Tourism

Prefectural symbols

Miscellaneous topics

External links

Official Yamagata Prefecture homepage (http://www.pref.yamagata.jp/index-e.html)

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