Shiga Prefecture
prefecture of Japan
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Summary
Shiga Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan[1]. It draws 6,600 Wikipedia views per month (prefecture of japan category, ranking #36 of 49).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Union of Kansai Governments[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Japan[4]
- Country: Japan[5]
- Head of government: Taizo Mikazuki[6]
- Capital: Otsu[7]
- Shares border with: Kyoto Prefecture[8], Mie Prefecture[9], Fukui Prefecture[10], Gifu Prefecture[11]
- Anthem: Shiga Kenmin no Uta[12]
- Named after: Shiga district[13]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Otsu[14], Hikone[15], Nagahama[16], Omihachiman[17], Kusatsu[18], Moriyama[19], Rittō-shi[20], Kōka-shi[21], Yasu[22], Konan[23], Takashima[24], Higashiōmi-shi[25], Maihara[26], Gamo district[27]
- Flag: flag of Shiga prefecture[28]
- Twinned administrative body: Rio Grande do Sul[29], Michigan[30], Hunan[31], Tainan[32]
- Legislative body: Shiga Prefectural Assembly[33]
- Executive body: Shiga prefectural government[34]
- Commons category: Shiga prefecture[35]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[36], Japan Standard Time[37]
- Archives at: Shiga Prefectural Archives[38]
- Highest point: Mount Ibuki[39]
- Coordinate location: 35.00436111111111, 135.8685[40]
- Mascot: Watan[41], Caffy[42]
- Official website: https://www.pref.shiga.lg.jp/[43]
- Foods traditionally associated: Ōmi beef[44], Ōmi rice[45], Ōmi tea[46], funazushi[47]
- Topic's main category: Category:Shiga Prefecture[48]
- Commons gallery: Shiga prefecture[49]
- Population: 1,411,168[50]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portail:Préfecture de Shiga[51]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Shiga Prefecture include shigaite[52], a mineral species[53].
Why It Matters
Shiga Prefecture has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]
Entities named for it include shigaite[52], a mineral species[53].