Yamanashi (山梨市, Yamanashi-shi) is a city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2019[update], the city had an estimated population of 34,738 in 14,679 households,[1] and a population density of 120 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 289.80 square kilometres (111.89 sq mi).
Yamanashi
山梨市
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Yamanashi City Hall
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Location of Yamanashi in Yamanashi Prefecture
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  Yamanashi
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| Coordinates: 35°41′36.4″N 138°41′12.8″E / 35.693444°N 138.686889°E / 35.693444; 138.686889 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu (Tōkai) |
| Prefecture | Yamanashi |
| First official recorded | 111 AD |
| City settled | July 1, 1954 |
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| • Mayor | Haruo Takagi (since October 2017) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 289.80 km2 (111.89 sq mi) |
| Population
(July 1, 2019)
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| • Total | 34,738 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| - Tree | Pinus |
| - Flower | Azalea |
| -Bird | Plovers |
| Phone number | 0553-22-1111 |
| Address | West Kohara 843, Yamanashi City, Yamanashi-ken 405-8501 |
| Website | Official website |
Yamanashi City is located in north-central Yamanashi Prefecture in the northeastern end of the Kofu Basin. The city is flat in the south, rising toward mountains to the north. The Fuefuki River flows through the city.
The city has a Humid continental climate characterized by characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively severe winters (Köppen climate classification Dfb). The average annual temperature in Yamanashi is 6.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1834 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 18.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around -5.5 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Yamanashi has been in decline since the year 2000.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1940 | 37,229 | — |
| 1950 | 46,185 | +24.1% |
| 1960 | 43,434 | −6.0% |
| 1970 | 38,748 | −10.8% |
| 1980 | 39,142 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 39,263 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 39,797 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 36,832 | −7.5% |
| 2020 | 33,435 | −9.2% |
The village of Yamanashi was founded on July 1, 1942, by the merger of two hamlets within Higashiyamanashi District. It was elevated to city status on July 1, 1954.
On March 22, 2005, Yamanashi absorbed the town of Makioka, and the village of Mitomi (both from Higashiyamanashi District).
Yamanashi has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 16 members.
The economy of Yamanashi is based primarily on horticulture, with grapes and peaches as the main cash crops.
Yamanashi has 12 public elementary schools and three public middle schools operated by the city government and two public high schools operated by the Yamanashi Prefectural Board of Education.
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