Key facts
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Kansai
- Prefecture
- Shiga
- Mayor
- Issei Tajima (since May 2025)
- Total
- 196.84 km (76.00 sq mi)
- Density
- 568.78/km (1,473.1/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+09:00 ( JST )
- City hall address
- 4-2 Motomachi, Hikone-shi, Shiga-ken 522-8501
- Phone number
- 0749-30-6111
- Climate
- Cfa
- Website
- Official website
- Flower
- Iris
- Tree
- Tachibana Orange
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Hikone (彦根市, Hikone-shi) is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 August 2021, the city had an estimated population of 111,958 in 49,066 households and a population density of 570 persons per km². The total area of the city is 196.84 square kilometres (76.00 sq mi).
Geography