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Iwate Prefecture

prefecture of Japan
Organization prefecture_of_japan Q48326
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Summary

Iwate Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan[1]. It draws 6,122 Wikipedia views per month (prefecture of japan category, ranking #14 of 49).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Japan[3]
  • Country: Japan[4]
  • Head of government: Takuya Tasso[5]
  • Capital: Morioka[6]
  • Shares border with: Miyagi Prefecture[7], Akita Prefecture[8], Aomori Prefecture[9]
  • Anthem: Iwake Kenmin no Uta[10]
  • Named after: Iwate District[11]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Morioka[12], Miyako[13], Ōfunato[14], Hanamaki[15], Kitakami[16], Kuji[17], Tōno-shi[18], Ichinoseki[19], Rikuzentakata[20], Kamaishi[21], Ninohe[22], Hachimantai[23], Ōshū-shi[24], Takizawa[25]
  • Flag: flag of Iwate prefecture[26]
  • Legislative body: Iwate Prefectural Assembly[27]
  • Executive body: Iwate prefectural government[28]
  • Commons category: Iwate prefecture[29]
  • Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[30], Japan Standard Time[31]
  • Highest point: Mount Iwate[32]
  • Coordinate location: 39.7035, 141.15272222222222[33]
  • Mascot: Wanko Brothers[34]
  • Official website: https://www.pref.iwate.jp/[35], https://www.pref.iwate.jp/kyouikubunka/kokusai/1006971/[36], https://www.pref.iwate.jp/kyouikubunka/kokusai/1007293/[37]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Iwate Prefecture[38]
  • Commons gallery: Iwate prefecture[39]
  • Population: 1,205,698[40]
  • Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portail:Préfecture d'Iwate[41]
  • Office held by head of government: governor of Iwate Prefecture[42]
  • Replaces: Morioka Domain[43], Iwai Prefecture[44], Esashi Prefecture[45]
  • Topic has template: Template:Iwate[46]
  • Official name: 岩手県[47]

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Iwate Prefecture include Phyllospadix iwatensis[48], a taxon[49].

Why It Matters

Iwate Prefecture has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

Entities named for it include Phyllospadix iwatensis[48], a taxon[49].

Related Entities

Fuji University Govdirectory Iwate Medical University Iwate Prefectural University Iwate University Japan Kaede Nakamura Koichi Kudo Morioka College

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of Iwate prefecture
    Population → {'amount': '+1205698'}
    Legal form → ordinary local public entity
    Territory overlaps → Rikuchū Province
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