Tsuruoka

Tsuruoka
鶴岡市

City

Tsuruoka City Hall

Flag

Seal

Location of Tsuruoka in Yamagata Prefecture

Tsuruoka

Coordinates: 38°43′38″N 139°49′36″E / 38.72722°N 139.82667°ECoordinates: 38°43′38″N 139°49′36″E / 38.72722°N 139.82667°E

Area

• Total

1,311.53 km² (506.38 sq mi)

Population (October 2015)

• Total

129,639

• Density

98.8/km² (256/sq mi)

Time zone

Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

- Tree

Japanese beech

- Flower

Sakura

Phone number

0235-25-2111

Address

9-25, Babachō, Tsuruoka-shi, Yamagata-ken 997-8601

Website

Official website

Tsuruoka (鶴岡市, Tsuruoka-shi^?) is a city in Yamagata Prefecture, in the Tohoku region of northern Japan.

As of October 2015^[update], the city had an estimated population of 129,639 and a population density of 98.8 persons per km². The total area was 1,311.53 square kilometres (506.38 square miles).

Tsuruoka is located on the coast of Yamagata Prefecture bordering the Sea of Japan and has some locally popular beaches such as Yunohama and Sanze. All three of the Three Mountains of Dewa are at least partially within the city limits.

Tsuruoka has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfa) with very warm summers and cool winters. Precipitation is plentiful throughout the year, although the months from February to June have somewhat less rainfall.

The area of present-day Tsuruoka was part of ancient Dewa Province, and was under the control of the Shonai Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate in the Edo period. It was a minor port for the kitamaebune coastal trade.

After the start of the Meiji period, the area organized as Tsuruoka Town under Nishitagawa District, Yamagata Prefecture in 1878. It was elevated to city status on October 1, 1924 becoming Japan's 100th city. In 1955, the city expanded by annexing the town of Kamo and nine neighboring villages. The town of Oyama was annexed by Tsuruoka in 1963.

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