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 2015 Census. As of October 1, 2015, 20 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 20 cities, towns and villages in Yamagata with a population of at least 10,000 on October 1, 2015, according to the 2015 Census. The table also gives an overview of the evolution of the population since the 1995 census.[1]

Rank
(2015)		 Name Status 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015
1 Yamagata City 254,488 255,369 256,012 254,244 253,832
2 Tsuruoka City 149,509 147,546 142,384 136,623 129,652
3 Sakata City 122,536 121,614 117,577 111,151 106,244
4 Yonezawa City 95,592 95,396 93,178 89,401 85,953
5 Tendō City 60,626 63,231 63,864 62,214 62,194
6 Higashine City 43,208 44,800 45,834 46,414 47,768
7 Sagae City 42,805 43,379 43,625 42,373 41,256
8 Shinjō City 42,896 42,151 40,717 38,850 36,894
9 Nan'yō City 36,810 36,191 35,190 33,658 32,285
10 Kaminoyama City 38,047 36,886 36,013 33,836 31,569
11 Nagai City 32,727 31,987 30,929 29,473 27,757
12 Murayama City 30,506 29,586 28,192 26,811 24,684
13 Takahata Town 26,964 26,807 26,026 25,025 23,882
14 Shōnai Town 26,251 25,489 24,677 23,158 21,666
15 Kahoku Town 21,930 21,476 20,738 19,959 18,952
16 Obanazawa City 23,127 22,010 20,695 18,955 16,953
17 Kawanishi Town 20,764 19,688 18,769 17,313 15,751
18 Yuza Town 18,895 18,037 16,852 15,480 14,207
19 Shirataka Town 17,706 17,149 16,331 15,314 14,175
20 Nakayama Town 12,390 12,573 12,523 12,015 11,363

References
  1. "Yamagata (Japan): Prefecture, Cities, Towns and Villages - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
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