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List of cities in Yamagata Prefecture by population

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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 2020 Census. As of October 1, 2020, 21 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.

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The following table lists the 21 cities, towns and villages in Yamagata with a population of at least 10,000 on October 1, 2020, according to the 2020 Census. The table also gives an overview of the evolution of the population since the 1995 census.[1]

Rank
(2020)
Name Status 2020 2015 2010 2005 2000 1995
1 Yamagata City 247,747 253,832 254,244 256,012 255,369 254,488
2 Tsuruoka City 122,454 129,652 136,623 142,384 147,546 149,509
3 Sakata City 100,320 106,244 111,151 117,577 121,614 122,536
4 Yonezawa City 81,326 85,953 89,401 93,178 95,396 95,592
5 Tendō City 62,166 62,194 62,214 63,864 63,231 60,626
6 Higashine City 47,725 47,768 46,414 45,834 44,800 43,208
7 Sagae City 40,208 41,256 42,373 43,625 43,379 42,805
8 Shinjō City 34,445 36,894 38,850 40,717 42,151 42,896
9 Nan'yō City 30,437 32,285 33,658 35,190 36,191 36,810
10 Kaminoyama City 29,139 31,569 33,836 36,013 36,886 38,047
11 Nagai City 26,564 27,757 29,473 30,929 31,987 32,727
12 Murayama City 22,537 24,684 26,811 28,192 29,586 30,506
13 Takahata Town 22,471 23,882 25,025 26,026 26,807 26,964
14 Shōnai Town 20,160 21,666 23,158 24,677 25,489 26,251
15 Kahoku Town 17,649 18,952 19,959 20,738 21,476 21,930
16 Obanazawa City 14,984 16,953 18,955 20,695 22,010 23,127
17 Kawanishi Town 14,541 15,751 17,313 18,769 19,688 20,764
18 Yamanobe Town 13,732 14,369 15,139 15,415 15,512 15,357
19 Yuza Town 13,033 14,207 15,480 16,852 18,037 18,895
20 Shirataka Town 12,897 14,175 15,314 16,331 17,149 17,706
21 Nakayama Town 10,751 11,363 12,015 12,523 12,573 12,390

References

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