Tsuruoka
Tsuruoka
鶴岡市 | |
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Top:Cherry blossom in Tsuruoka Park, Middle left:Chido hall of Tsuruoka, Middle right:Five story pagoda in Mount Haguro, Bottom left:Atsumi Spa, Bottom right:Ogisai Kurokawa Noh | |
Location of Tsuruoka in Yamagata Prefecture | |
| Coordinates: 38°43′38″N 139°49′36″E / 38.72722°N 139.82667°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Prefecture | Yamagata |
| First official recorded | 593 AD |
| City Settled | October 1, 1924 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Osamu Minagawa (From October 2017) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,311.53 km2 (506.38 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2020) | |
• Total | 125,389 |
| • Density | 96/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Phone number | 0235-25-2111 |
| Address | 9-25, Babachō, Tsuruoka-shi, Yamagata-ken 997-8601 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Sakura |
| Tree | Japanese beech |
Tsuruoka (鶴岡市, Tsuruoka-shi) is a city in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 January 2020, the city had an estimated population of 125,389 in 49,024 households, and a population density of 95.74 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 1,311.53 square kilometres (506.38 square miles). Tsuruoka is the biggest city in Tōhoku region in terms of land area.
Today's Tsuruoka is the result of the fusion of several neighborhoods around the center of the city such as Atsumi, Asahi, Fujishima, Kushibiki, and Haguro in 1953.