Hyōgo Prefecture
Hyōgo Prefecture (兵庫県, Hyōgo-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Hyōgo Prefecture has a population of 5,469,762 (as of 1 June 2019) and a geographic area of 8,400 square kilometres (3,200 square miles). Hyōgo Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the east, Osaka Prefecture to the southeast, and Okayama and Tottori prefectures to the west.
Hyōgo Prefecture
兵庫県 | |
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Prefecture | |
| Japanese transcription(s) | |
| • Japanese | 兵庫県 |
| • Rōmaji | Hyōgo-ken |
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Flag Symbol | |
| Anthem: Hyōgo Kenminka | |
| Coordinates: 34°41′26.94″N 135°10′59.08″E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kansai |
| Island | Honshu, Awaji |
| Capital | Kobe |
| Subdivisions | Districts: 8, Municipalities: 41 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Motohiko Saitō (from August 2021) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,400.94 km2 (3,243.62 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 12th |
| Population (1 June 2019) | |
| • Total | 5,469,762 |
| • Rank | 7th |
| • Density | 650/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | JP¥ 22,195 billion US$ 203.6 billion (2019) |
| ISO 3166 code | JP-28 |
| Website | web |
| Symbols of Japan | |
| Bird | Oriental white stork (Ciconia boyciana) |
| Flower | Nojigiku (Chrysanthemum japonense) |
| Tree | Camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora) |
Kōbe is the capital and largest city of Hyōgo Prefecture, and the seventh-largest city in Japan, with other major cities including Himeji, Nishinomiya, and Amagasaki. Hyōgo Prefecture's mainland stretches from the Sea of Japan to the Seto Inland Sea, where Awaji Island and a small archipelago of islands belonging to the prefecture are located. Hyōgo Prefecture is a major economic center, transportation hub, and tourist destination in western Japan, with 20% of the prefecture's land area designated as Natural Parks. Hyōgo Prefecture forms part of the Kobe metropolitan area and Osaka metropolitan area, the second-most-populated urban region in Japan after the Greater Tokyo area and one of the world's most productive regions by GDP.