Hiroshima Prefecture
prefecture of Japan
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Summary
Hiroshima Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan[1]. It draws 7,044 Wikipedia views per month (prefecture of japan category, ranking #32 of 49).[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]
- Head of government: Mika Yokota[6]
- Capital: Hiroshima[7]
- Shares border with: Yamaguchi Prefecture[8], Shimane Prefecture[9], Okayama Prefecture[10], Tottori Prefecture[11], Ehime Prefecture[12]
- Named after: Hiroshima[13]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Hiroshima[14], Takehara[15], Mihara[16], Onomichi[17], Fukuyama[18], Fuchū-shi[19], Miyoshi[20], Shōbara-shi[21], Ōtake-shi[22], Higashihiroshima[23], Hatsukaichi[24], Akitakata[25], Etajima[26], Aki district[27]
- Flag: flag of Hiroshima prefecture[28]
- Twinned administrative body: Sichuan[29], Hawaii[30], Guanajuato[31]
- Legislative body: Hiroshima Prefectural Assembly[32]
- Executive body: Hiroshima prefectural government[33]
- Commons category: Hiroshima prefecture[34]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[35], Japan Standard Time[36]
- Archives at: Hiroshima Prefectural Archives[37]
- Highest point: Mount Osorakan[38]
- Coordinate location: 34.396388888888886, 132.4597222222222[39]
- Official website: https://www.pref.hiroshima.lg.jp/[40]
- Foods traditionally associated: Hiroshima oyster[41]
- Topic's main category: Category:Hiroshima Prefecture[42]
- Commons gallery: Hiroshima Prefecture[43]
- Population: 2,790,804[44]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portail:Préfecture de Hiroshima[45]
- Office held by head of government: governor of Hiroshima Prefecture[46]
- Replaces: Hiroshima Domain[47]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Hiroshima Prefecture include Kitahiroshima[48], a city of Japan[49], in Japan[50], founded in 1902[51].
Why It Matters
Hiroshima Prefecture has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]
Entities named for it include Kitahiroshima[48], a city of Japan[49], in Japan[50], founded in 1902[51].