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Yamagata prefecture
From Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium
Yamagata prefecture (山形県 Yamagata-ken) is an area of Japan located in the Tohoku region of Honshu island. Its population was 1,208,000 in 2006.[1]
Yamagata prefecture shares its name with its own capital city, Yamagata (山形市 Yamagata-shi).
Footnotes
- ↑ Japan Statistical Yearbook: 'Population by Prefecture 1920-2006'. Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. .xls document.

