Lake Ijira in Yamagata
is a
city
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located in
Gifu,
Japan
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. , the city had an estimated
population
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of 27,356 in 10,868 households, and a
population density
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of 120 persons per km
2. The total area of the city was .
Geography
Yamagata is located in south-west Gifu Prefecture, north of the prefectural capital of
Gifu city. Mount Funabuse, on the border between Motosu and Yamagata is the highest point in the city, with an elevation of .
Climate
The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and mild winters (
Köppen climate classification ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Yamagata is 15.2 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2086 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.7 °C.
Neighbouring municipalities
*Gifu Prefecture
**
Gifu
**
Motosu
**
Seki
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,
Yamagata population statistics
/ref> the population of Yamagata peaked around 1990 and has declined since.
History
The area around Yamagata was part of traditional Mino Province. The name, "Yamagata", can be found in Nara period records, and is thus one of the oldest place names in Japan. During the Edo period
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, much of the area was '' tenryō'' territory under the direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate
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. In the post-Meiji restoration
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cadastral reforms, Yamagata District in Gifu prefecture was created. The village of Takatomi was established on July 1, 1889 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system, and was raised to town status on March 19, 1897.
Takatomi and the town of Miyama and village of Ijira (all from Yamagata District) merged to form the city of Yamagata on April 1, 2003.
Government
Yamagata has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 14 members.
Economy
Yamagata was traditionally known for its textile industry, and for the production of wooden bobbins for use in textile looms.
Education
Yamagata has nine public elementary schools and three public middle schools operated by the city government. The city has one public high school operated by the Gifu Prefectural Board of Education.
Transportation
Railway
*The city does not have any passenger rail service.
Highway
* 22px Tōkai-Kanjō Expressway
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Sister cities
* Florence, Oregon, United States, friendship city
References
External links
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Cities in Gifu Prefecture