Yamagata Prefectur
Yamagata Prefectur (山形県 Yamagata-ken) is a prefectur o Japan locatit in the Tōhoku region on Honshu island.[1] Its caipital is Yamagata.[2]
Yamagata Prefecture 山形県 | |
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| Japanese transcription(s) | |
| • Japanese | 山形県 |
| • Rōmaji | Yamagata-ken |
 Seembol | |
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| Kintra | Japan |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Island | Honshu |
| Caipital | Yamagata |
| Govrenment | |
| • Govrenor | Mieko Yoshimura |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9,323.34 km2 (3,599.76 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 9t |
| Population (1 Februar 2011) | |
| • Total | 1,166,309 |
| • Rank | 35rd |
| • Density | 125.10/km2 (324.0/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | JP-06 |
| Destricts | 8 |
| Municipalities | 35 |
| Flouer | Safflouer (Carthamus tinctorius) |
| Tree | Cherry |
| Bird | Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) |
| Fish | Cherry salmon (Oncorhynchus masou) |
| Website | http://www.pref.yamagata.jp/ english/ |
Notes
eedit- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Yamagata prefecture" in Japan Encyclopedia, pp. 1038-1039 at Google Books; "Tōhoku" in p. 970 at Google Books.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Yamagata" in p. 1038 at Google Books.