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Yamagata (city)

Eastern Asia

Yamagata is the capital city of Yamagata Prefecture, located in the Tohoku region of northern Japan. As of August 2023 the city had an estimated population of 242,505 in 103,165 households and a population density of 636 persons per square kilometer, across a total area of 381.58 square kilometers.

Facts
Population
242,505 1
Area (sq km)
381.34 2
Founding Year
1889 2
Latitude
38.255417 degrees north 2
Longitude
140.339611 degrees east 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Continental 4
Time Zone
UTC+09:00 5
Sources
1. Yamagata (city) (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section
    As of 1 August 2023, the city had an estimated population of 242,505 in 103,165 households, and a population density of 636 persons per km2.
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
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2. Yamagata (city) (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 38.255417, longitude 140.339611
  • P2046 (area)
    area 381.34 sq km
  • P571 (inception)
    inception 1889
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 38.2554,140.3396
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 151.0
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 38.25, 140.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 38.25, 140.25
38.25 140.25 Dfa
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5. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, asia zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Asia/Tokyo; JP has this one zone in zone1970.tab
Quote, Zone Asia/Tokyo; JP has this one zone in zone1970.tab
Zone Asia/Tokyo 9:18:59 - LMT 1887 Dec 31 15:00u ... 9:00 Japan J%sT
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