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Sakata

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Sakata (酒田市, Sakata-shi) is a city in Yamagata Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The city's English Wikipedia article reports an estimated population of 96,777 living in 42,600 households as of 31 March 2023. As a shi, it is one of the three kinds of municipality used in Japan, alongside towns and villages, and it runs its local administration through a mayor and a city council within Yamagata Prefecture. The population and area figures are those quoted in the article at the time of writing and may differ from later census results.

Facts
Population
100,273 1
Elevation Band
Sea Level 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Japan: Administrative Division
citypopulation.deYamagata Prefecture section of the table, 2020-10-01 census column
Quote, Yamagata Prefecture section of the table, 2020-10-01 census column
Sakata City (-shi) 酒田市 122,536 121,614 117,577 111,151 106,244 100,273 92,122
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 38.9149,139.8367
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results, elevation
Quote, results, elevation
"elevation": 12.0
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3. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 38.75, 139.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 38.75, 139.75
38.75 139.75 Cfa
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Sakata, Yamagata (Wikipedia)
  • Part Of: Japan, Lead, first sentence
    is a city located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
  • On Continent: Asia, Lead, first sentence
    is a city located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Lead, first sentence
    is a city located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
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