Yamagata Prefecture
prefecture of Japan
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Summary
Yamagata Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan[1]. It draws 5,442 Wikipedia views per month (prefecture of japan category, ranking #37 of 49).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Japan[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Head of government: Mieko Yoshimura[5]
- Capital: Yamagata[6]
- Shares border with: Niigata Prefecture[7], Fukushima Prefecture[8], Miyagi Prefecture[9], Akita Prefecture[10]
- Anthem: Mogami River[11]
- Named after: Yamagata[12]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Yamagata[13], Yonezawa[14], Tsuruoka[15], Sakata[16], Shinjō-shi[17], Sagae[18], Kaminoyama[19], Murayama[20], Nagai[21], Tendō-shi[22], Higashine[23], Obanazawa[24], Nanyo[25], Higashimurayama district[26]
- Flag: flag of Yamagata prefecture[27]
- Twinned administrative body: Colorado[28], Heilongjiang[29], Papua[30]
- Legislative body: Yamagata Prefectural Assembly[31]
- Executive body: Yamagata prefectural government[32]
- Commons category: Yamagata prefecture[33]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[34], Japan Standard Time[35]
- Has part(s): Murayama region[36], Mogami region[37], Okitama region[38], Shōnai region[39]
- Inception: August 21, 1876[40]
- Highest point: Mount Chōkai[41]
- Coordinate location: 38.24044444444444, 140.36355555555556[42]
- Mascot: Kitekero-kun[43]
- Official website: https://www.pref.yamagata.jp/[44]
- Foods traditionally associated: Imoni[45]
- Topic's main category: Category:Yamagata Prefecture[46]
- Commons gallery: Yamagata prefecture[47]
- Population: 1,063,231[48]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portail:Préfecture de Yamagata[49]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Yamagata Prefecture include Yamagata Station[50], a railway station[51], in Japan[52], founded in 1901[53] and 2019 Yamagata earthquake[54], an earthquake[55], in Japan[56].
Why It Matters
Yamagata Prefecture has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]
Entities named for it include Yamagata Station[50], a railway station[51], in Japan[52], founded in 1901[53] and 2019 Yamagata earthquake[54], an earthquake[55], in Japan[56].