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Miyazaki Prefecture

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Also known as Miyazaki

prefecture of Japan

AI overview

Miyazaki Prefecture is a region located on the island of Kyushu in southwestern Japan. It is notable as an administrative division of Japan with its own local government and identity within the country's prefectural system.

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Country
Japan
Located in
Japan
Capital
Miyazaki
Population
1061032
Area
7735.99
Body of water
Hyūga Sea
Head of government
Shunji Kōno
Shares border with
Ōita Prefecture
Highest point
Mount Sobo
Official website
www.pref.miyazaki.lg.jp
Image
願いが叶うクルスの海全景.jpg
Licence plate code
宮崎
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Miyazaki prefecture
topic's main category
Category:Miyazaki Prefecture
category for people born here
Category:Births in Miyazaki prefecture
category of associated people
Category:People from Miyazaki Prefecture
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Miyazaki prefecture
name in kana
みやざきけん
associated electoral district
Miyazaki 3rd district
water as percent of area
0.3
native label
宮崎県
separated from
Kagoshima Prefecture
social media followers
25780
territory overlaps
Hyūga Province
topic has template
Template:Miyazaki
OpenStreetMap zoom level
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Encyclopedic overview

Miyazaki Prefecture (宮崎県, Miyazaki-ken; Japanese pronunciation: [mʲi.jaꜜ.(d)za.kʲi, -ja.(d)za.kʲi̥ꜜ.keɴ, -(d)zaꜜ.kʲi̥.keɴ]) is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Miyazaki Prefecture has a population of 1,028,215 as of 1 January 2025 and has a geographic area of 7,735 km (2,986 sq mi). Miyazaki Prefecture borders Ōita Prefecture to the north, Kumamoto Prefecture to the northwest, and Kagoshima Prefecture to the southwest.

Miyazaki is the capital and largest city of Miyazaki Prefecture, with other major cities including Miyakonojō, Nobeoka, and Hyūga. Miyazaki Prefecture is located in southeastern Kyūshū on Japan's Pacific coast, with its coastline extending from Nobeoka near the entrance to the Bungo Channel to Shibushi Bay in Kushima.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Miyazaki Prefecture” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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