Yamagata, Gifu
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This article is about the city in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Although their Japanese language names are different there are also a prefecture and another city with this same English name, see Yamagata Prefecture (山形県) and Yamagata, Yamagata (山形市).
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| Coordinates: 35°30′N 136°47′E / 35.5°N 136.783°ECoordinates: 35°30′N 136°47′E / 35.5°N 136.783°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu |
| Prefecture | Gifu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hiromasa Hayashi[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 222.04 km2 (85.7 sq mi) |
| Population (July 2011[2]) | |
| • Total | 29,215 |
| • Density | 131.6/km2 (340.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) |
| City symbols | |
| - Tree | Chestnut |
| - Flower | Chinese bellflower |
| Phone number | 0581-22-2111 |
| Address | 1000-1 Takagi, Yamagata-shi, Gifu-ken 501-2192 |
| Website | City of Yamagata |
Yamagata (山県市 Yamagata-shi) is a city located in Gifu, Japan.
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[edit] History
The city was established on April 1, 2003, by merger of the towns of Miyama and Takatomi, and the village of Ijira, all from Yamagata District.
[edit] Educational institutions
- Yamagata High School
[edit] References
- ^ "市長の部屋:プロフィール" (in Japanese). Yamagata official homepage. http://www.city.yamagata.gifu.jp/mayor/profile.html. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ^ "岐阜県の人口・世帯数人口動態統計調査結果" (in Japanese). Gifu prefectural website. Gifu Prefecture. http://www.pref.gifu.lg.jp/kensei-unei/tokeijoho/kohyoshiryo/jinko-jutaku/jinko/2011/jinko201108.data/H2308kohyo.xls. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
[edit] External links
Media related to Yamagata, Gifu at Wikimedia Commons
- Yamagata official website (Japanese)
Yamagata City Hall
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