Miyagi Prefecture
prefecture of Japan
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Summary
Miyagi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan[1]. It draws 7,075 Wikipedia views per month (prefecture of japan category, ranking #10 of 49).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Japan[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Head of government: Yoshihiro Murai[5]
- Capital: Sendai[6]
- Shares border with: Fukushima Prefecture[7], Yamagata Prefecture[8], Akita Prefecture[9], Iwate Prefecture[10]
- Anthem: Kagayaku Kyōdo[11], Miyagi Kenminka[12]
- Named after: Miyagi district[13]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Sendai[14], Ishinomaki[15], Shiogama[16], Kesennuma[17], Shiroishi[18], Natori[19], Kakuda[20], Tagajō[21], Iwanuma[22], Tome[23], Kurihara[24], Higashimatsushima[25], Osaki[26], Tomiya[27]
- Flag: flag of Miyagi prefecture[28]
- Twinned administrative body: Jilin[29], Delaware[30], Province of Rome[31]
- Legislative body: Miyagi Prefectural Assembly[32]
- Executive body: Miyagi prefectural government[33]
- Commons category: Miyagi prefecture[34]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[35]
- Inception: January 1, 1871[36]
- Highest point: Byōbu Dake[37]
- Coordinate location: 38.26858333333333, 140.8720277777778[38]
- Mascot: Musubimaru[39]
- Official website: https://www.pref.miyagi.jp/[40]
- Topic's main category: Category:Miyagi Prefecture[41]
- Commons gallery: Miyagi prefecture[42]
- Population: 2,288,456[43]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portail:Préfecture de Miyagi[44]
- Office held by head of government: governor of Miyagi Prefecture[45]
- Replaces: Sendai Prefecture[46], Iwai Prefecture[47]
Body
Identity
Miyagi Prefecture's official name is recorded as 宮城県[48].
Why It Matters
Miyagi Prefecture has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]