Mie Prefecture
prefecture of Japan
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Summary
Mie Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan[1]. It draws 8,677 Wikipedia views per month (prefecture of japan category, ranking #15 of 49).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Japan[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Ise Bay[5], Kumano Sea[6]
- Head of government: Katsuyuki Ichimi[7]
- Capital: Tsu[8]
- Shares border with: Aichi Prefecture[9], Gifu Prefecture[10], Shiga Prefecture[11], Kyoto Prefecture[12], Nara Prefecture[13], Wakayama Prefecture[14]
- Anthem: Mie Kenminka[15]
- Named after: Mie district[16]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Tsu[17], Yokkaichi[18], Ise[19], Matsusaka[20], Kuwana[21], Suzuka[22], Nabari[23], Owase[24], Kameyama[25], Toba[26], Kumano[27], Inabe[28], Shima[29], Iga[30]
- Flag: Flag of Mie Prefecture[31]
- Twinned administrative body: São Paulo[32], Henan[33], Province of Valencia[34], Palau[35]
- Legislative body: Mie Prefectural Assembly[36]
- Executive body: Mie Prefectural Government[37]
- Commons category: Mie prefecture[38]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[39], Japan Standard Time[40]
- Archives at: Mie Prefectural Museum[41]
- Has part(s): Hokusei[42], Iga[43], Chūsei[44], Nansei[45], Higashi-Kishū[46]
- Highest point: Mount Ōdaigahara[47]
- Coordinate location: 34.73025, 136.50866666666667[48]
- Official website: https://www.pref.mie.lg.jp/[49]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mie Prefecture[50]
- Commons gallery: Mie prefecture[51]
- Population: 1,768,632[52]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portail:Préfecture de Mie[53]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Mie Prefecture include Sangi Railway[54], a rail company (Japan)[55], in Japan[56], founded in 1928[57], headquartered in Tomida[58].
Why It Matters
Mie Prefecture has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]
Entities named for it include Sangi Railway[54], a rail company (Japan)[55], in Japan[56], founded in 1928[57], headquartered in Tomida[58].