Niigata Prefecture

Niigata Prefecture is a prefecture in the Chūbu region of Honshu of Japan. Niigata Prefecture has a population of 2,131,009 and is the fifth-largest prefecture of Japan by geographic area at 12,584.18 km. Niigata Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture and Nagano Prefecture to the southwest, Gunma Prefecture to the south, Fukushima Prefecture to …
Niigata Prefecture is a prefecture in the Chūbu region of Honshu of Japan. Niigata Prefecture has a population of 2,131,009 and is the fifth-largest prefecture of Japan by geographic area at 12,584.18 km. Niigata Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture and Nagano Prefecture to the southwest, Gunma Prefecture to the south, Fukushima Prefecture to the east, and Yamagata Prefecture to the northeast.
  • Capital: Niigata
  • Country: Japan
  • Region: Chūbu (Kōshinetsu) (Hokuriku)
  • Island: Honshu
  • Subdivisions: Districts: 9, Municipalities: 30
  • ISO 3166 code: JP-15
  • Bird: Crested ibis (Nipponia nippon)

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