Editing Yamagata Prefecture (section)

== Geography ==
[[File:Yamagata-ken géolocalisation relief.svg|thumb|Map of Yamagata Prefecture]]

Yamagata Prefecture is located in the southwest corner of Tōhoku, facing the [[Sea of Japan]]. It borders [[Niigata Prefecture]] and [[Fukushima Prefecture]] on the south, [[Miyagi Prefecture]] on the east, and [[Akita Prefecture]] on the north. All of these boundaries are marked by mountains, with most of the population residing in a limited central plain.

As of 31 March 2020, 17 percent of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as [[Prefectural Natural Park|Natural Parks]], namely the [[Bandai-Asahi National Park]]; [[Chōkai Quasi-National Park|Chōkai]], [[Kurikoma Quasi-National Park|Kurikoma]], and [[Zaō Quasi-National Park|Zaō]] Quasi-National Parks; and [[Goshōzan Prefectural Natural Park|Goshōzan]], [[Kabusan Prefectural Natural Park|Kabusan]], [[Kennan Prefectural Natural Park|Kennan]], [[Mogamigawa Prefectural Natural Park|Mogamigawa]], [[Shōnai Kaihin Prefectural Natural Park|Shōnai Kaihin]], and [[Tendō Kōgen Prefectural Natural Park|Tendō Kōgen]] Prefectural Natural Parks.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.env.go.jp/park/doc/data/natural/naturalpark_4.pdf |script-title=ja:自然公園都道府県別面積総括 |trans-title=General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture |language=ja |publisher=[[Ministry of the Environment (Japan)|Ministry of the Environment]] |date=31 March 2020 |access-date=22 September 2020}}</ref>

===Cities===
{{See also|List of cities in Yamagata Prefecture by population}}
Thirteen cities are located in Yamagata Prefecture:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="2" |Name
! rowspan="2" |Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
! rowspan="2" |Population
! rowspan="2" |Population density (per km<sup>2</sup>)
! rowspan="2" |Map
|-
![[Romanization of Japanese|Rōmaji]]
![[Kanji]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Higashine Yamagata.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Higashine]]
|東根市
|207.17
|47,910
|231.26
|[[File:Higashine in Yamagata Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Kaminoyama Yamagata.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Kaminoyama]]
|上山市
|240.93
|29,974
|124.41
|[[File:Kaminoyama in Yamagata Prefecture Ja.svg|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Murayama, Yamagata.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Murayama, Yamagata|Murayama]]
|村山市
|196.98
|23,643
|120.03
|[[File:Murayama in Yamagata Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Nagai, Yamagata.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Nagai, Yamagata|Nagai]]
|長井市
|214.67
|26,466
|123.29
|[[File:Nagai in Yamagata Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Nanyo, Yamagata.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Nan'yō, Yamagata|Nan'yō]]
|南陽市
|160.52
|31,112
|193.82
|[[File:Nanyo in Yamagata Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Obanazawa Yamagata.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Obanazawa]]
|尾花沢市
|373.32
|15,237
|40.81
|[[File:Obanazawa in Yamagata Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Sagae, Yamagata.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Sagae]]
|寒河江市
|139.03
|40,131
|288.65
|[[File:Sagae in Yamagata Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Sakata, Yamagata.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Sakata, Yamagata|Sakata]]
|酒田市
|602.97
|99,341
|164.75
|[[File:Sakata in Yamagata Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Shinjō, Yamagata.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Shinjō, Yamagata|Shinjō]]
|新庄市
|223.08
|34,937
|156.61
|[[File:Shinjo in Yamagata Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Tendo Yamagata.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Tendō, Yamagata|Tendō]]
|天童市
|113.01
|61,947
|548.16
|[[File:Tendo in Yamagata Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Tsuruoka, Yamagata.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Tsuruoka]]
|鶴岡市
|1,311.53
|125,389
|95.61
|[[File:Tsuruoka in Yamagata Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Yamagata, Yamagata.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Yamagata, Yamagata|Yamagata]] (capital)
|山形市
|381.58
|248,772
|651.95
|[[File:Yamagata in Yamagata Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Yonezawa, Yamagata.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Yonezawa, Yamagata|Yonezawa]]
|米沢市
|548.51
|81,707
|148.96
|[[File:Yonezawa in Yamagata Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|}

===Towns and villages===
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These are the towns and villages in each [[Districts of Japan|district]]:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="2" |Name
! rowspan="2" |Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
! rowspan="2" |Population
! rowspan="2" |Population density (per km<sup>2</sup>)
! rowspan="2" |District
! rowspan="2" |Type
! rowspan="2" |Map
|-
![[Romanization of Japanese|Rōmaji]]
![[Kanji]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Asahi, Yamagata.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Asahi, Yamagata (Nishimurayama)|Asahi]]
|朝日町
|196.73
|7,020
|35.68
|[[Nishimurayama District, Yamagata|Nishimurayama District]]
|Town
|[[File:Asahi in Yamagata Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Funagata, Yamagata.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Funagata, Yamagata|Funagata]]
|舟形町
|119.03
|5,101
|42.85
|[[Mogami District, Yamagata|Mogami District]]
|Town
|[[File:Funagata in Yamagata Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Iide, Yamagata.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Iide, Yamagata|Iide]]
|飯豊町
|329.6
|6,970
|21.14
|[[Nishiokitama District, Yamagata|Nishiokitama District]]
|Town
|[[File:Iide in Yamagata Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Kahoku, Yamagata.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Kahoku, Yamagata|Kahoku]]
|河北町
|52.38
|18,301
|349.39
|[[Nishimurayama District, Yamagata|Nishimurayama District]]
|Town
|[[File:Kahoku in Yamagata Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Kaneyama, Yamagata.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Kaneyama, Yamagata|Kaneyama]]
|金山町
|161.79
|5,205
|32.17
|[[Mogami District, Yamagata|Mogami District]]
|Town
|[[File:Kaneyama in Yamagata Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Kawanishi, Yamagata.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Kawanishi, Yamagata|Kawanishi]]
|川西町
|166.46
|14,967
|89.91
|[[Higashiokitama District, Yamagata|Higashiokitama District]]
|Town
|[[File:Kawanishi in Yamagata Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Mamurogawa, Yamagata.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Mamurogawa]]
|真室川町
|374.29
|7,506
|20.05
|[[Mogami District, Yamagata|Mogami District]]
|Town
|[[File:Mamurogawa in Yamagata Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Mikawa, Yamagata.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Mikawa, Yamagata|Mikawa]]
|三川町
|33.22
|7,562
|227.63
|[[Higashitagawa District, Yamagata|Higashitagawa District]]
|Town
|[[File:Mikawa in Yamagata Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Mogami, Yamagata.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Mogami, Yamagata|Mogami]]
|最上町
|330.27
|8,442
|25.56
|[[Mogami District, Yamagata|Mogami District]]
|Town
|[[File:Mogami in Yamagata Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Nakayama, Yamagata.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Nakayama, Yamagata|Nakayama]]
|中山町
|31.23
|11,153
|357.12
|[[Higashimurayama District, Yamagata|Higashimurayama District]]
|Town
|[[File:Nakayama in Yamagata Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Nishikawa, Yamagata.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Nishikawa, Yamagata|Nishikawa]]
|西川町
|393.19
|5,225
|13.29
|[[Nishimurayama District, Yamagata|Nishimurayama District]]
|Town
|[[File:Nishikawa in Yamagata Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Oe, Yamagata.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Ōe, Yamagata|Ōe]]
|大江町
|153.92
|7,894
|51.29
|[[Nishimurayama District, Yamagata|Nishimurayama District]]
|Town
|[[File:Oe in Yamagata Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Oguni, Yamagata.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Oguni, Yamagata|Oguni]]
|小国町
|737.56
|7,376
|10.00
|[[Nishiokitama District, Yamagata|Nishiokitama District]]
|Town
|[[File:Oguni in Yamagata Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Oishida Yamagata.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Ōishida]]
|大石田町
|79.54
|6,945
|87.31
|[[Kitamurayama District, Yamagata|Kitamurayama District]]
|Town
|[[File:Oishida in Yamagata Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Okura, Yamagata.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Ōkura, Yamagata|Ōkura]]
|大蔵村
|211.59
|3,044
|14.39
|[[Mogami District, Yamagata|Mogami District]]
|Village
|[[File:Okura in Yamagata Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Sakegawa, Yamagata.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Sakegawa, Yamagata|Sakegawa]]
|鮭川村
|122.14
|4,132
|33.83
|[[Mogami District, Yamagata|Mogami District]]
|Village
|[[File:Sakegawa in Yamagata Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Shirataka, Yamagata.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Shirataka]]
|白鷹町
|157.74
|13,482
|85.47
|[[Nishiokitama District, Yamagata|Nishiokitama District]]
|Town
|[[File:Shirataka in Yamagata Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Shonai, Yamagata.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Shōnai, Yamagata|Shōnai]]
|庄内町
|249.17
|20,940
|84.04
|[[Higashitagawa District, Yamagata|Higashitagawa District]]
|Town
|[[File:Shonai in Yamagata Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Takahata, Yamagata.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Takahata, Yamagata|Takahata]]
|高畠町
|180.26
|23,367
|129.63
|[[Higashiokitama District, Yamagata|Higashiokitama District]]
|Town
|[[File:Takahata in Yamagata Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Tozawa, Yamagata.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Tozawa, Yamagata|Tozawa]]
|戸沢村
|261.31
|4,431
|16.96
|[[Mogami District, Yamagata|Mogami District]]
|Village
|[[File:Tozawa in Yamagata Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Yamanobe, Yamagata.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Yamanobe, Yamagata|Yamanobe]]
|山辺町
|61.36
|14,147
|230.56
|[[Higashimurayama District, Yamagata|Higashimurayama District]]
|Town
|[[File:Yamanobe in Yamagata Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Yuza Yamagata.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Yuza]]
|遊佐町
|208.39
|13,615
|65.33
|[[Akumi District, Yamagata|Akumi District]]
|Town
|[[File:Yuza in Yamagata Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|90x90px]]
|}

===Mergers===
{{main|List of mergers in Yamagata Prefecture}}