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The following list sorts all cities (including towns and villages) in the [[Japan]]ese prefecture of [[Yamanashi Prefecture|Yamanashi]] with a population of more than 5,000 according to the 2020 Census. As of October 1, 2020, 21 places fulfill this criterion and are listed here. This list refers only to the population of individual cities, towns and villages within their [[City limits|defined limits]], which does not include other municipalities or suburban areas within [[urban agglomeration]]s.
== List ==
[[File:DownTown of Kofu City.jpg|thumb|200px|01.[[Kōfu]]]]
[[File:Ryuo Sta 2010071602.JPG|thumb|200px|02.[[Kai, Yamanashi|Kai]]]]
[[File:クレッセ甲西 - panoramio.jpg|thumb|200px|03.[[Minamiarupusu]]]]
[[File:Isawa Spa Town Aug.2013.JPG|thumb|200px|04.[[Fuefuki]]]]
The following table lists the 21 cities, villages and towns in Yamanashi with a population of at least 5,000 on October 1, 2020, according to the 2020 Census. The table also gives an overview of the evolution of the population since the 1995 census.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-yamanashi.php|title=Yamanashi (Japan): Prefecture, Cities, Towns and Villages – Population Statistics, Charts and Map|website=www.citypopulation.de|access-date=2019-06-15}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Rank<br /><small>(2020)</small>
!Name
!Status
!2020
!2015
!2010
!2005
!2000
!1995
|-
|1
|[[Kōfu]]
|City
|189,742
|193,125
|198,992
|200,096
|202,120
|206,838
|-
|2
|[[Kai, Yamanashi|Kai]]
|City
|75,343
|74,386
|73,807
|74,062
|71,706
|66,628
|-
|3
|[[Minamiarupusu]]
|City
|69,494
|70,828
|72,635
|72,055
|70,116
|67,504
|-
|4
|[[Fuefuki]]
|City
|66,979
|69,559
|70,529
|71,711
|71,025
|66,839
|-
|5
|[[Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi|Fujiyoshida]]
|City
|46,552
|49,003
|50,619
|52,572
|54,090
|54,691
|-
|6
|[[Hokuto, Yamanashi|Hokuto]]
|City
|44,096
|45,111
|46,968
|48,144
|47,888
|47,318
|-
|7
|[[Yamanashi, Yamanashi|Yamanashi]]
|City
|33,465
|35,141
|36,832
|38,686
|39,797
|39,521
|-
|8
|[[Chūō, Yamanashi|Chūō]]
|City
|31,235
|31,124
|31,322
|31,650
|30,769
|28,543
|-
|9
|[[Tsuru, Yamanashi|Tsuru]]
|City
|31,023
|32,002
|33,588
|35,017
|35,513
|35,398
|-
|10
|[[Kōshū, Yamanashi|Kōshū]]
|City
|29,259
|31,671
|33,927
|35,922
|36,925
|38,046
|-
|11
|[[Nirasaki, Yamanashi|Nirasaki]]
|City
|29,082
|30,680
|32,477
|33,801
|32,707
|32,097
|-
|12
|[[Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi|Fujikawaguchiko]]
|Town
|26,084
|25,329
|25,471
|25,117
|23,824
|22,476
|-
|13
|[[Uenohara, Yamanashi|Uenohara]]
|City
|22,677
|24,805
|27,114
|28,986
|30,157
|30,248
|-
|14
|[[Ōtsuki, Yamanashi|Ōtsuki]]
|City
|22,525
|25,419
|28,120
|30,879
|33,124
|35,199
|-
|15
|[[Shōwa, Yamanashi|Shōwa]]
|Town
|20,916
|19,505
|17,653
|16,764
|15,937
|14,590
|-
|16
|[[Ichikawamisato]]
|Town
|14,710
|15,673
|17,111
|17,939
|18,854
|19,885
|-
|17
|[[Fujikawa, Yamanashi|Fujikawa]]
|Town
|14,225
|15,294
|16,307
|17,405
|17,544
|17,629
|-
|18
|[[Minobu, Yamanashi|Minobu]]
|Town
|10,655
|12,669
|14,462
|16,334
|18,021
|19,570
|-
|19
|[[Oshino, Yamanashi|Oshino]]
|Village
|9,236
|8,968
|8,635
|8,490
|8,367
|8,370
|-
|20
|[[Nanbu, Yamanashi|Nanbu]]
|Town
|7,157
|8,067
|9,011
|10,254
|10,863
|11,437
|-
|21
|[[Yamanakako, Yamanashi|Yamanakako]]
|Village
|5,178
|5,208
|5,324
|5,440
|5,274
|5,296
|}
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