| Nakayama | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | |
| Coordinates: | 38.3331°N 140.2831°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: | 31.23 |
| Population Total: | 11153 |
| Population As Of: | February 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +9 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | City Symbols |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | - Tree |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Ginkgo biloba |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | - Flower |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Sunflower |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | - Bird |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | -Fish |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 023- 662-2111 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 120 Nagasaki, Nakayama-machi, Nishimurayama-gun, Yamagata-ken 990-0492 |
is a town located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan., 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 31.23km².
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.
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]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Nakayama has remained relatively steady over the past 50 years.
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.
The economy of Nakayama is based on agriculture.
Nakayama has two public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.
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