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Administrative divisions of Shiga Prefecture — Wikipedia (en)

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  howpublished = {Wikipedia (en)},
  url = {https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Shiga_Prefecture},
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Shiga Prefecture is a prefecture located in the Kansai region of Japan. It was established from Otsu Prefecture in January 1872 (the 5th year of Meiji), merged with Inukami Prefecture in September of the same year, integrated into Fukui Prefecture in 1876, and separated from Fukui Prefecture in 1881 to become the current Shiga Prefecture. In 2020 (the 2nd year of Reiwa), Shiga Prefecture had a population of 1,413,610, ranking 26th among all prefectures; an area of 4,017.38 km2 (1,551.12 sq mi), ranking 38th among all prefectures; and a population density of 351.9/km2 (911/sq mi), ranking 15th among all prefectures. Shiga Prefecture currently consists of 13 cities and 6 towns, totaling 19 municipalities. Otsu is the capital of Shiga Prefecture and the prefecture's only core city; it is also the most populous municipality with 345,070 inhabitants. The least populous municipality is Kōra, with 6,362 people. The largest municipality by area is Takashima, covering 693.05 km2 (267.59 sq mi), while the smallest is Toyosato at 7.80 km2 (3.01 sq mi). Kusatsu has the highest population density at 2,122.0/km2 (5,496/sq mi), whereas Higashiōmi has the lowest at 46.3/km2 (120/sq mi). In addition, Shiga Prefecture has 3 districts, which lie above the 6 towns but possess no administrative power and are not considered standard administrative divisions. According to traditional regional classifications, the municipalities of Shiga Prefecture can be divided into Konan (south), Koto (east), Kosei (west), and Kohoku (north) regions based on their relative positions to Lake Biwa at the center of the prefecture. They can be further subdivided into subregions including Otsu, Southern, Koka, Higashiomi, Koto, Kohoku, and Takashima.

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Fonte: Wikipedia in inglese, voce «Administrative divisions of Shiga Prefecture» — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Shiga_Prefecture
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