Yamagata Prefecture Municipalities

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Municipalities of Yamagata.

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by Philbert Ono

As of March 31, 2006, Yamagata has 13 cities (-shi; 市), 19 towns (-machi; 町), and 3 villages (-mura; 村).

Cities

The major cities are Yamagata city (capital), Kaminoyama, Sakata, and Yonezawa. *Asterisked sites are in English.

• Higashine (東根市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
• Kaminoyama (上山市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
• Murayama (村山市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
• Nagai (長井市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
• Nan'yo (南陽市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
• Obanazawa (尾花沢市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
• Sagae (寒河江市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
• Sakata (酒田市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
• Shinjo (新庄市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
• Tendo (天童市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
• Tsuruoka (鶴岡市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
• Yamagata city (山形市) - Prefectural capital. Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
• Yonezawa (米沢市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]

Towns and Villages

Towns (-machi; 町) and villages (-mura; 村) are grouped into non-administrative counties (-gun; 郡). *Asterisked sites are in English.

• Akumi-gun ()
  • Yuza-machi () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
• Higashimurayama-gun ()
  • Nakayama-machi (中山町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Yamanobe-machi (山辺町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
• Higashi-okitama-gun ()
  • Kawanishi-machi () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Takahata-machi () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
• Higashitagawa-gun ()
  • Mikawa-machi () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Shonai-machi () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
• Kitamurayama-gun ()
  • Oishida-machi (大石田町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
• Mogami-gun ()
  • Funagata-machi (舟形町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Kaneyama-machi (金山町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Mamurogawa-machi () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Mogami-machi (最上町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Okura-mura (大蔵村) - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Sakegawa-machi () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Tozawa-machi () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
• Nishi-murayama-gun ()
  • Asahi-machi (朝日町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Kahoku-machi (河北町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Nishikawa-machi (西川町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Oe-machi (大江町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
• Nishiokitama-gun ()
  • Iide-machi () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Oguni-machi () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
  • Shirataka-machi () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]

Municipal Mergers

On June 30, 2005, Yamagata had 13 cities (-shi; 市), 27 towns (-machi; 町), and 4 villages (-mura; 村). By March 31, 2006, this changed to 13 cities, 19 towns, and 3 villages. Heisei Municipal Mergers between April 1, 1999 and March 31, 2006 are as follows:

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