| Yamanobe | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
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| Coordinates: | 38.2833°N 156°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tōhoku |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Yamagata |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Higashimurayama |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Area Total Km2: | 61.36 |
| Population Total: | 14147 |
| Population As Of: | March 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +9 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | City symbols |
| Blank Info Sec1: | |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | • Tree |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Japanese yew |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | • Flower |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Japanese gentian |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | • Bird |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Northern goshawk |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | • Fish |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 023-667-1111 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 5-banchi Midorigaoka, Yamanobe-machi, Nishimurayama-gun, Yamagata-ken 990-0392 |
is a town located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 14,174 in 4839 households,[1] and a population density of 230 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 61.36km2.
Yamanobe is located in the southeast end of the Yamagata Basin in central Yamagata Prefecture, surrounded by mountains. Mount Shirataka is partially within the borders of the town.
Yamanobe has a Humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is heaviest from August to October. The average annual temperature in Yamanobe is 10.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1546 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around -2.6 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Yamanobe peaked around the year 2000 and has declined since.
The area of present-day Yamanobe was part of ancient Dewa Province. After the start of the Meiji period, the area became part of Higashimurayama District, Yamagata Prefecture. The village of Yamanobe was established on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. It was elevated to town status in 1896.
The economy of Yamanobe is based on agriculture.
Yamanobe has three public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Yamagata Prefectural Board of Education.
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