List of cities in Yamagata Prefecture by population
The following list sorts all cities (including towns and villages) in the Japanese prefecture of Yamagata with a population of more than 10,000 according to the 2020 Census. As of October 1, 2020, 21 places fulfill this criterion and are listed here. This list refers only to the population of individual cities, towns and villages within their defined limits, which does not include other municipalities or suburban areas within urban agglomerations.
List
The following table lists the 21 cities, towns and villages in Yamagata with a population of at least 10,000 on October 1, 2020, according to the 2020 Census. The table also gives an overview of the evolution of the population since the 1995 census.[1]
Rank (2020) |
Name | Status | 2020 | 2015 | 2010 | 2005 | 2000 | 1995 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Yamagata | City | 247,747 | 253,832 | 254,244 | 256,012 | 255,369 | 254,488 |
2 | Tsuruoka | City | 122,454 | 129,652 | 136,623 | 142,384 | 147,546 | 149,509 |
3 | Sakata | City | 100,320 | 106,244 | 111,151 | 117,577 | 121,614 | 122,536 |
4 | Yonezawa | City | 81,326 | 85,953 | 89,401 | 93,178 | 95,396 | 95,592 |
5 | Tendō | City | 62,166 | 62,194 | 62,214 | 63,864 | 63,231 | 60,626 |
6 | Higashine | City | 47,725 | 47,768 | 46,414 | 45,834 | 44,800 | 43,208 |
7 | Sagae | City | 40,208 | 41,256 | 42,373 | 43,625 | 43,379 | 42,805 |
8 | Shinjō | City | 34,445 | 36,894 | 38,850 | 40,717 | 42,151 | 42,896 |
9 | Nan'yō | City | 30,437 | 32,285 | 33,658 | 35,190 | 36,191 | 36,810 |
10 | Kaminoyama | City | 29,139 | 31,569 | 33,836 | 36,013 | 36,886 | 38,047 |
11 | Nagai | City | 26,564 | 27,757 | 29,473 | 30,929 | 31,987 | 32,727 |
12 | Murayama | City | 22,537 | 24,684 | 26,811 | 28,192 | 29,586 | 30,506 |
13 | Takahata | Town | 22,471 | 23,882 | 25,025 | 26,026 | 26,807 | 26,964 |
14 | Shōnai | Town | 20,160 | 21,666 | 23,158 | 24,677 | 25,489 | 26,251 |
15 | Kahoku | Town | 17,649 | 18,952 | 19,959 | 20,738 | 21,476 | 21,930 |
16 | Obanazawa | City | 14,984 | 16,953 | 18,955 | 20,695 | 22,010 | 23,127 |
17 | Kawanishi | Town | 14,541 | 15,751 | 17,313 | 18,769 | 19,688 | 20,764 |
18 | Yamanobe | Town | 13,732 | 14,369 | 15,139 | 15,415 | 15,512 | 15,357 |
19 | Yuza | Town | 13,033 | 14,207 | 15,480 | 16,852 | 18,037 | 18,895 |
20 | Shirataka | Town | 12,897 | 14,175 | 15,314 | 16,331 | 17,149 | 17,706 |
21 | Nakayama | Town | 10,751 | 11,363 | 12,015 | 12,523 | 12,573 | 12,390 |
References
- "Yamagata (Japan): Prefecture, Cities, Towns and Villages - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
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