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Kyoto Prefecture

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Kyoto Prefecture (京都府, Kyōto-fu) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu.[1]:477,587 Kyoto Prefecture has a population of 2,561,358[2] (as of October 2021) and has a geographic area of 4,612 square kilometres (1,781 sq mi). Kyoto Prefecture borders Fukui Prefecture to the northeast, Shiga Prefecture to the east, Mie Prefecture to the southeast, Nara Prefecture and Osaka Prefecture to the south, and Hyōgo Prefecture to the west.

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Kyoto Prefecture
京都府
Japanese transcription(s)
  Japanese京都府
  RōmajiKyōto-fu
Three Views of Japan
Byōdō-in
FunayaHouses at IneTown
Iwashimizu Hachimangū
Kiyomizu-dera and KyotoCity Skyline
Flag of Kyoto Prefecture
Official logo of Kyoto Prefecture
Anthem: Kyoto-fu no uta
Location of Kyoto Prefecture
Map
Coordinates: 35°1′18″N 135°45′20.2″E
CountryJapan
RegionKansai
IslandHonshu
CapitalKyoto City
SubdivisionsDistricts: 6, Municipalities: 26
Government
  GovernorTakatoshi Nishiwaki
Area
  Total4,612.19 km2 (1,780.78 sq mi)
  Rank31st
Population
 (1 October 2020)
  Total2,578,087
  Rank13th
  Density566/km2 (1,470/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeJP-26
Websitewww.pref.kyoto.jp/en/index.html
Symbols of Japan
BirdStreaked shearwater (Calonectris leucomelas)
FlowerWeeping cherry blossom (Prunus spachiana)
TreeKitayama Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica)
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Kyoto is the capital and largest city of Kyoto Prefecture, with other major cities including Uji, Kameoka, and Maizuru.[1]:565–587 Kyoto Prefecture is located on the Sea of Japan coast and extends to the southeast towards the Kii Peninsula, covering territory of the former provinces of Yamashiro, Tamba, and Tango. Kyoto Prefecture is centered on the historic Imperial capital of Kyoto, and is one of Japan's two "prefectures" using the designation fu rather than the standard ken for prefectures. Kyoto has made Kyoto Prefecture one of the most popular tourism destinations in Japan for national and international tourists, and 21% of the prefecture's land area was designated as Natural Parks. Kyoto Prefecture forms part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area, the second-most-populated region in Japan after the Greater Tokyo area and one of the world's most productive regions by GDP.