Yamagata (city)

Yamagata 山形市
Core city
Above:View of Kajō Park and Statue of Yoshiaki Mogami, Middle:Yamagata Hanagasa Festival, Yama-dera (Risshaku Temple), Bottom:Zaō Spa, Yamagata Prefectural Folk Museum (all items from left to right)
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Location of Yamagata in Yamagata Prefecture
Yamagata
Coordinates: 38°15′19.5″N 140°20′22.6″E / 38.255417°N 140.339611°E / 38.255417; 140.339611
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Yamagata Prefecture
First official recorded	690 AD
City Settled	April 1, 1889
Government
• Mayor	Takahiro Satō
Area
• Total	381.30 km2 (147.22 sq mi)
Population  (August 1, 2023)
• Total	242,505
• Density	640/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Japanese Rowan
- Flower	Safflower
Phone number	023-641-1212
Address	2-3-25 Hatagomachi, Yamagata-shi, Yamagata-ken 990-8540
Website	Official website

Yamagata (山形市, Yamagata-shi, Japanese: [jamaꜜɡata]) is the capital city of Yamagata Prefecture located in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. As of 1 August 2023^[update], the city had an estimated population of 242,505 in 103,165 households,^[1] and a population density of 636 persons per km². The total area of the city is 381.58 square kilometres (147 sq mi).