Wakayama Prefecture

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和歌山県
Japanese transcription(s)
 • RomajiWakayama-ken
Flag of Wakayama
Official seal of Wakayama
Location of Wakayama in Japan
Location of Wakayama in Japan
Coordinates: 34°13′33.7″N 135°10′3.0″E / 34.226028°N 135.167500°E / 34.226028; 135.167500Coordinates: 34°13′33.7″N 135°10′3.0″E / 34.226028°N 135.167500°E / 34.226028; 135.167500
Country Japan
RegionKansai
IslandHonshū
CapitalWakayama
Government
 • GovernorYoshinobu Nisaka
Area
 • Total4,725.67 km2 (1,824.59 sq mi)
 • Rank30th
Population
 (April 1, 2012)
 • Total989,983
 • Rank39th
 • Density209.4905/km2 (542.5779/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeJP-30
Prefectural flowerUme blossom (Prunus mume)
Prefectural treeUbame oak (Quercus phillyraeoides)
Prefectural birdJapanese white-eye (Zosterops japonica)
Number of districts6
Number of municipalities30
Websitewww.wakayama.lg.jp/
english/

History

In the Meiji period, Wakayama Prefecture was created from the western part of Kii Province.[3]

Geography

Wakayama's southwestern coastline faces the Seto Inland Sea and its southeastern coastline is on the Pacific Ocean. The northern borders of the prefecture meet Osaka Prefecture, Nara Prefecture, and Mie Prefecture.

Cities

There are nine cities in Wakayama Prefecture:

Towns and villages

These are the towns and villages in each district:

National Parks

National Parks are established in about 9% of the total land area of the prefecture.[4]

Shrines and Temples

Hinokuma-kunikakasu jinjū is the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) in the prefecture.[5]

Wakayama Prefecture Media

Related pages

References

  1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Wakayama prefecture" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 1026; "Kansai" at p. 477.
  2. Nussbaum, "Wakayama" at p. 1025.
  3. Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
  4. Japan Ministry of the Environment, "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture"; retrieved 2012-3-13.
  5. "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-3-13.

Other websites

  Media related to Wakayama prefecture at Wikimedia Commons