Chūgoku region
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Summary
Chūgoku region is a region of Japan[1]. It draws 4,259 Wikipedia views per month (region of japan category, ranking #5 of 27).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Japan[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Seto Inland Sea[5], Sea of Japan[6], Kanmon Straits[7]
- Instance of: statistical territorial entity[8]
- Shares border with: Kansai region[9]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Tottori Prefecture[10], Shimane Prefecture[11], Okayama Prefecture[12], Hiroshima Prefecture[13], Yamaguchi Prefecture[14]
- Part of: Chūgoku–Shikoku region[15], Western Japan[16]
- Commons category: Chūgoku region[17]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[18]
- Has part(s): San'in region[19], San'yō region[20]
- Highest point: Daisen[21]
- Located in/on physical feature: Honshu[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Chūgoku region[23]
- Population: 7,563,428[24]
- Name in kana: ちゅうごくちほう[25]
- Area: 31922.26 km²[26]
- Revised Hepburn romanization: Chūgoku-chihō[27]
- Language used: Chūgoku dialect[28], Umpaku dialect[29]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Chūgoku region[30]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Chūgoku region include Chugoku Shimbun[31], a daily newspaper[32], in Japan[33], founded in 1892[34], headquartered in Hiroshima[35] and Chūgoku Progressive Party[36], a defunct political party[37], in Empire of Japan[38], founded in 1894[39].
Why It Matters
Chūgoku region has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 92 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]
Entities named for it include Chugoku Shimbun[31], a daily newspaper[32], in Japan[33], founded in 1892[34], headquartered in Hiroshima[35] and Chūgoku Progressive Party[36], a defunct political party[37], in Empire of Japan[38], founded in 1894[39].