List of cities in Yamaguchi Prefecture by population

The following list sorts all cities (including towns) in the Japanese prefecture of Yamaguchi with a population of more than 5,000 according to the 2015 Census. As of October 1, 2015, 17 places fulfill this criterion and are listed here. This list refers only to the population of individual cities, towns and villages within their defined limits, which does not include other municipalities or suburban areas within urban agglomerations.

List
Shimonoseki
Shunan
Iwakuni

The following table lists the 17 cities and towns in Yamaguchi with a population of at least 5,000 on October 1, 2015, according to the 2015 Census. The table also gives an overview of the evolution of the population since the 1995 census.[1]

Rank
(2015)		 Name Status 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015
1 Shimonoseki City 310,717 301,097 290,693 280,947 268,517
2 Yamaguchi City 193,172 197,115 199,297 196,628 197,422
3 Ube City 182,771 182,031 178,955 173,772 169,429
4 Shūnan City 161,562 157,383 152,387 149,487 144,842
5 Iwakuni City 156,347 153,985 149,702 143,857 136,757
6 Hōfu City 118,803 117,724 116,818 116,611 115,942
7 San'yō-Onoda City 68,745 67,429 66,261 64,550 62,671
8 Kudamatsu City 53,471 53,101 53,509 55,012 55,812
9 Hikari City 55,408 54,680 53,971 53,004 51,369
10 Hagi City 65,293 61,745 57,990 53,747 49,560
11 Nagato City 45,565 43,473 41,127 38,349 35,439
12 Yanai City 38,963 37,251 35,927 34,730 32,945
13 Mine City 32,396 31,546 29,839 28,630 26,159
14 Suō-Ōshima Town 24,795 23,013 21,392 19,084 17,199
15 Tabuse Town 16,203 16,217 16,287 15,986 15,317
16 Hirao Town 14,618 14,580 14,203 13,491 12,798
17 Waki Town 6,959 6,732 6,441 6,378 6,285

References
  1. "Yamaguchi (Japan): Prefecture, Cities, Towns and Villages – Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
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