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Okayama Prefecture information


Okayama Prefecture
岡山県
Prefecture
Japanese transcription(s)
 • Japanese岡山県
 • RōmajiOkayama-ken
A street in Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture at night
A street in Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture at night
Flag of Okayama Prefecture
Official logo of Okayama Prefecture
Anthem: Okayama-ken no uta
Location of Okayama Prefecture
Coordinates: 34°39′42″N 133°56′5″E / 34.66167°N 133.93472°E / 34.66167; 133.93472
CountryOkayama Prefecture Japan
RegionChūgoku (Sanyō)
IslandHonshu
CapitalOkayama
SubdivisionsDistricts: 10, Municipalities: 27
Government
 • GovernorRyūta Ibaragi
Area
 • Total7,114.50 km2 (2,746.92 sq mi)
 • Rank17th
Population
 (1 February 2018)
 • Total1,906,464
 • Rank21st
 • Density270/km2 (690/sq mi)
GDP
[1]
 • TotalJP¥ 7,842 billion
US$ 71.9 billion (2019)
ISO 3166 codeJP-33
Websitewww.pref.okayama.jp
Symbols of Japan
BirdLesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
FlowerPeach blossom (Prunus persica var. vulgaris)
TreeRed pine (Pinus densiflora)

Okayama Prefecture (岡山県, Okayama-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu.[2] Okayama Prefecture has a population of 1,906,464 (1 February 2018) and has a geographic area of 7,114 km2 (2,746 sq mi). Okayama Prefecture borders Tottori Prefecture to the north, Hyōgo Prefecture to the east, and Hiroshima Prefecture to the west.

Okayama is the capital and largest city of Okayama Prefecture, with other major cities including Kurashiki, Tsuyama, and Sōja.[3][4][5] Okayama Prefecture's south is located on the Seto Inland Sea coast across from Kagawa Prefecture on the island of Shikoku, which are connected by the Great Seto Bridge, while the north is characterized by the Chūgoku Mountains.

  1. ^ "2020年度国民経済計算(2015年基準・2008SNA) : 経済社会総合研究所 - 内閣府". 内閣府ホームページ (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  2. ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Okayama-ken" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 745, p. 745, at Google Books; "Chūgoku" at p. 127, p. 127, at Google Books.
  3. ^ Nussbaum, "Okayama" at p. 745, p. 745, at Google Books.
  4. ^ "Okayama Prefecture". Encyclopedia of Japan. Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on 25 August 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  5. ^ "岡山(県)" [Okayama Prefecture]. Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 153301537. Archived from the original on 25 August 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2012.

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