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| Municipality |
| Incorporated as a city on April 1, 1889, 120
years ago. |
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| Geography |
Geographic Coordination: 140 deg 7 min E, 37
deg 55 min N
Elevation: 240-260 m A. S. L.
Width: 32.1 km
Length: 28.2 km
Circumference: 124.5 km
Total Area: 548.741 km |
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| Climate |
Average Temperature: 11.1 deg C (Highest: 34.8
deg C, Lowest: -13.0 deg C)
Hours of Sunlight: 1531.7 hr
Annual precipitation: 1274.3 mm
Snow Depth (max): 0.53 m
[2009=Heisei 21] |
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| Population |
Male 42661, Female 45495, Total 88156; 32330
Families
[Apr. 2010 City Hall Register]
Newly Born: 648/yr, Deceased: 982/yr
Moved In: 2657, Moved Out: 2701
[2009 City Hall Register] |
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| Business & Economy |
Offices/Plants: 5243, Employees: 45954 (both
excluding Public Service Office-Plants/Workers)
Distribution by Headcount: 3339 (1-4), 895 (5-9), 547 (10-19),
199 (20-29), 263 (30 or more) |
(Agriculture/Horticulture/Forestry/Dairy/…)
Farmhouses: 2003, Farming persons: 6794, Cultivated Land Area:
39413700 sq. m.
[2005 World Agriculture-Forestry Census]
Agricultural Output (Yamagata ken): 20970000000 yen
Major Crops: #1 Rice, #2 Cherry, #3 Pig
[2008-2009 Ministry of Agriculture-Forestry Statistics] |
(Manufacturing Industry)
Number of Offices & Plants: 533, Persons engaged: 14339
Manufactured Product Shipment: 837020940000 yen
[2008 Industrial Statistics Report] |
(Commercial Activities)
Number of Retailers: 1248, Persons engaged: 8485
Amounts of Goods Sold: 198338870000 yen
Large-scale Retail Stores: 22, Convenience Stores: 42
[As of May 2007] |
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| Education/Culture |
(Education)
University: 1 (a faculty), College: 1, Graduates: 1313
High Schools: 4 (public) + 2 (private), Graduates: 1491 (318
work in the prefecture, 159 out)
School for Handicapped Children: 1
Junior High Schools: 10, Primary Schools: 26, Kindergartens:
10
[Graduates as of Mar 2010] |
(Facilities)
Culture Hall, Culture Center, Municipal Gym, Japanese Archery
Range, Uesugi Ball Park, Municipal Swimming Pool, Yonezawa
City Museum, etc.
Municipal Library (238714 volumes)
Movie theater: 1 cinema complex (7 screens, 948 seats)
Child Welfare Facilities: Nursery Schools 17, Kids Center
3, Children’s Park 16, etc.
Elderly People’s Welfare Facilities: Nursery Home 1,
Special Nursery Homes 5
[June 2010]
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| Labor/Transportation |
(Labor Statistics)
New Employment Offers: 6971, New Applicants for Employment:
12460
Effective Job Openings: 1221, Effective Applicant Number:
4878 (monthly average)
Actual Employment: 3711
Active Opening Ratio: 0.88 (2007), 0.50 (2008), 0.25 (2009)
monthly average
[Apr. 2010] |
(Workforce Distribution)
Total: 45814, Primary Industry 2152, Secondary Manufacturing
16641, Tertiary Industry 26555
[2005 National Census] |
(Business Operation Facilities)
Sites: 5243, Headcount: 45954 (excluding Public Servants)
[2008] |
(Automobiles)
Total: 65494
Passenger Cars: 48882, Trucks/Light Trucks: 12726, Buses: 193,
Special Purpose Cars: 1673,
Motorcycles: 2020
[March. 2009] |
(Railroad Use)
Incoming/Outgoing Passengers at Yonezawa Station: ca. 5300 a
day
[2010] |
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| Emergency/Disaster |
(Ambulance Calls)
Total 2671 (traffic accidents: 276, urgent patients: 1718, injuries:
346, other incidents: 331)
Average 7.3 calls a day
[2009 Yonezawa Fire Department statistics] |
(Fires)
Total 56 cases (buildings 40, cars 2, others 14)
Buildings Damaged: 46 (whole: 7, partial: 1, minor: 11, small
fire: 27)
Estimated Loss: 65510000 yen
[2009 Yonezawa Fire Department statistics] |
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| Medical Services |
Total 105 institutions, 1288 beds
(5 hospitals 1149 beds, 64 clinics 139 beds, 36 dental clinics)
[2008 Okitama Public Health Center] |
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| Roadways |
Total Road Length by City Planning: 118.670
km with 32 routes, 31.920 km improved
Municipal Road: 688.584 km, 632.816 km (91.9%) paved |
(Urban Parks)
Twenty (18) City Block Parks (4.21 ha), 3 Vicinity Parks (5.8
ha), 3 Section Parks (16.5 ha),
2 Comprehensive Parks (21.3 ha), 2 Special Park (12.7 ha), 5Green
Spaces (57.49 ha)
[Mar 2009, Dept. of Construction, Yonezawa City] |
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| Civil Life |
(Civic Income)
Civic Gross Product: 470054 M yen (5114 k yen per capita, 145.6%
vs Prefecture Average)
Civic Gross Income: 271551 M yen (2954 k yen per capita, 116.3%
vs Prefecture Average, 99.7% vs National Average)
Gross Product per Area: 857 M yen/sq.km
[2007] |
(Consumer Price Index)
Overall: 102.1, Food: 104.0, Education: 102.0, Culture/Entertainment:
95.8, Furniture/Daily-use Article: 91.6, Clothes/Footwear: 103.1,
Houses: 98.1, Energy/Water: 116.2, Medical/Insurance: 99.2,
Transport/Communication: 103.5, Miscellaneous: 102.0
[Average for 2008, taking those in 2005 as 100] |
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