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Prefecture in Chūbu, Japan
Niigata Prefecture
新潟県
Prefecture
Japanese transcription(s)
• Japanese
新潟県
• Rōmaji
Niigata-ken
Echigo Plain
Ski resort in Myōkō
Futatsugame in Sado Island
Tsukioka Onsen
Kiyotsu Gorge
Yahiko Shrine
Flag
Symbol
Anthem: Niigata kenminka
Country
Japan
Region
Chūbu (Kōshinetsu) (Hokuriku)
Island
Honshu
Capital
Niigata
Subdivisions
Districts: 9, Municipalities: 30
Government
• Governor
Hideyo Hanazumi
Area
• Total
12,584.18 km2 (4,858.78 sq mi)
• Rank
5th
Population
(July 1, 2023)
• Total
2,131,009
• Rank
14th
• Density
170/km2 (440/sq mi)
GDP
[1]
• Total
JP¥ 9,185 billion US$ 84.3 billion (2019)
ISO 3166 code
JP-15
Website
www.pref.niigata.lg.jp
Symbols of Japan
Bird
Crested ibis (Nipponia nippon)
Flower
Tulip (Tulipa gesneriana)
Tree
Camellia (Camellia japonica)
Niigata Prefecture (新潟県, Niigata-ken) is a prefecture in the Chūbu region of Honshu of Japan.[2] Niigata Prefecture has a population of 2,131,009 (1 July 2023) and is the fifth-largest prefecture of Japan by geographic area at 12,584.18 km2 (4,858.78 sq mi). Niigata Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture and Nagano Prefecture to the southwest, Gunma Prefecture to the south, Fukushima Prefecture to the east, and Yamagata Prefecture to the northeast.
Niigata is the capital and largest city of Niigata Prefecture, with other major cities including Nagaoka, Jōetsu, and Sanjō.[3] Niigata Prefecture contains the Niigata Major Metropolitan Area centered on Niigata with a population of 1,395,612, the largest metropolitan area on the Sea of Japan coast and the twelfth-largest in Japan. Niigata Prefecture is part of the historic Hokuriku region and features Sado Island, the sixth largest island of Japan in area following the four main islands and Okinawa Island.
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