Nakayama 中山町
Town
Nakayama Town Hall
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Location of Nakayama in Yamagata Prefecture
Nakayama
Coordinates: 38°19′59.3″N 140°16′59″E / 38.333139°N 140.28306°E / 38.333139; 140.28306
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Yamagata
District	Higashimurayama
Area
• Total	31.23 km2 (12.06 sq mi)
Population  (February 2020)
• Total	11,153
• Density	360/km2 (920/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Ginkgo biloba
- Flower	Sunflower
Phone number	023- 662-2111
Address	120 Nagasaki, Nakayama-machi, Nishimurayama-gun, Yamagata-ken 990-0492
Website	Official website

Nakayama (中山町, Nakayama-machi) is a town located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. As of 29 February 2020^[update], the town had an estimated population of 11,153 in 3701 households,^[1] and a population density of 360 persons per km². The total area of the town is 31.23 square kilometres (12 sq mi).

Geography

Nakayama is located in the western end of the Yamagata Basin in central Yamagata Prefecture, surrounded by mountains. The Mogami River flows through the town.

Neighboring municipalities

• Yamagata Prefecture
  • Yamagata
  • Tendō
  • Ōe
  • Yamanobe
  • Sagae

Climate

Nakayama 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 Nakayama is 11.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1398 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.6 °C, and lowest in January, at around -1.1 °C.^[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,^[3] the population of Nakayama has remained relatively steady over the past 50 years.

History

The area of present-day Nakayama was part of ancient Dewa Province. After the start of the Meiji period, the area became part of Higashimurayama District, Yamagata Prefecture. The town of Nakayama was established on October 1, 1954, by the merger of the town of Nagasaki with the village of Mogami.

Economy

The economy of Nakayama is based on agriculture.

Education

Nakayama has two public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.

Transportation

Railway

East Japan Railway Company - Aterazawa Line

• Uzen-Kanezawa - Uzen-Nagasaki

Highway

• Yamagata Expressway
• National Route 112
• National Route 485