Nishimurayama District, Yamagata

As of October 2013, the district has an estimated population of 41,272 and an area of 796.26 km2.

Murayama County was an ancient place name in part of Dewa Province, occupying the area of modern Mogami, Kitamurayama, Higashimurayama and Nishimurayama districts.

Under the Tokugawa shogunate, the area of Nishimurayama district was a complicated mosaic.

At that time, Nishimurayama District consisted of 125 villages.

With the establishment of the municipality system on April 1, 1889, the district was consolidated into 21 villages.

Map showing original extent of Nishimurayama District in Yamagata Prefecture

yellow & green area=original extent in Meiji period; green=present area; 1=Kahoku, 2=Nishikawa, 3=Asahi, 4= Ōe
Historic Map of Nishimurayama District:
  1. Sagae
  2. Nishine
  3. Shibahashi
  4. Takamatsu
  5. Aterazawa
  6. Ōtani
  7. Nishi-Imogawa
  8. Higashi-Imogawa
  9. Hongo
  10. Shichiken
  11. Ōizawa
  12. Hondoji
  13. Kawadoi
  14. Nishiyama
  15. Shiraiwa
  16. Daigo
  17. Nishisato
  18. Miizumi
  19. Mizonobe
  20. Yachi
  21. Kita-Yachi
  22. Tamano
  23. Tokiwa
Purple=Sagae City
Yellow= Nishikawa Town
Orange= Ōe Town
Red=Kahoku Town
Pink=Asahi Town
Blue=to Shirataka Town