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Yamagata Prefecture - Definition and Overview

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Yamagata Prefecture (山形県; Yamagata-ken)
Symbol of Yamagata Prefecture
Symbol of Yamagata Prefecture
CapitalYamagata (city)
RegionTohoku
IslandHonshu
GovernorKazuo Takahashi
Area9,323.34 km² (9th)
 - % water0.02%
Population (October 1, 2000)
 - Population 1,240,877 (33rd)
 - Density 133 /km²
Districts9
Municipalities44
ISO 3166-2JP-06
Web sitewww.pref.yamagata.jp/
index-e.html
 (http://www.pref.yamagata.jp/index-e.html)
Prefectural Symbols
 - FlowerSafflower (Carthamus tinctorius)
 - TreeCherry tree
 - BirdMandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
Map of Japan with Yamagata highlighted

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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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.

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Economy

Demographics

Culture

Tourism

Prefectural symbols

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