Yamagata (Nagano)

Yamagata-mura 山形 村
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Chūbu
Prefecture :	Nagano
Coordinates :	36 ° 10 '  N , 137 ° 53'  E Coordinates: 36 ° 10 '5 "  N , 137 ° 52' 45"  E
Basic data
Surface:	24.94 km²
Residents :	8295 (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	333 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	20450-1
Symbols
Tree :	Japanese yew
Flower :	Rhododendron indicum
Motto :	Kurashi to shizen ga hibikiau mura. (The village where human life and nature are in harmony)
town hall
Address :	Yamagata Village Hall 2030 - 1 , Yamagata -mura, Higashichikuma-gun Nagano  390-1392
Website URL:	vill.yamagata.nagano.jp
Location of Yamagata in Nagano Prefecture

Yamagata ( Japanese : 山形 村 , -mura ) is a village in Higashichikuma-gun in Nagano Prefecture on the Japanese main island of Honshū .

geography

Yamagata has an area of ​​24.94 km² and 8,468 inhabitants (as of February 1, 2010). It is located in the southwest of the Matsumotal at the foot of the Hida Mountains . Neighboring communities are the city ( shi ) Matsumoto and the village of Asahi, which is also part of the Higashichikuma-gun .

Due to its proximity to the major cities of Matsumoto and Shiojiri , Yamagata has seen steady population growth in recent years and, with it, creeping urbanization. Commercial areas with large shopping centers have settled here in recent years. It is predicted that Yamagata will become a kind of " dormitory town " for Matsumoto and Shiojiri.

history

In the Edo period, the area belonged in and around Yamagata to Takatō- han . As a modern administrative unit, it was established on April 1, 1889 and has not yet participated in any territorial reform .

traffic

There are no railway lines or national roads through Yamagata. The closest train stations are Shiojiri and Hata. A public bus connects the village center with Matsumoto train station.

Educational institutions

Yamagata maintains a primary school and, together with the neighboring Asahi, a middle school.

Web links

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