Wakayama Prefecture

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Wakayama prefecture (和歌山県)

Wakayama prefectural symbol
Capital	Wakayama
Region:	Kinki
Island:	Honshu
Area  - Total  - % water	Ranked 30th 4,725.55 km² 0.04%
Population  - Total (Oct 1, 1999)  - Density	Ranked 39th 1,069,912 226/km²
Districts:	7
Municipalities:	50
ISO 3166-2:	JP-30
Symbols
Pref. Flower:	Plum blossom (Prunus mume)
Pref. Tree:	Ubame oak (Quercus phillyraeoides)
Pref. Bird:	Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonica)

Wakayama prefecture (和歌山県; Wakayama-ken) is part of the Kii Peninsula in the Kinki region on Honshu island, Japan. The capital is the city of Wakayama.

History

Geography

Wakayama prefecture is bordered by Osaka, Nara, and Mie.

Cities

• Arida
• Gobo
• Hashimoto
• Kainan
• Shingu
• Tanabe
• Wakayama (capital)

Districts

• Arida
  • Hirogawa
  • Kanaya
  • Kibi
  • Shimizu
  • Yuasa
• Hidaka
  • Hidaka
  • Inami
  • Kawabe
  • Mihama
  • Minabe
  • Minabegawa
  • Miyama
  • Nakatsu
  • Ryujin
  • Yura
• Higashimuro
  • Hongu
  • Kitayama
  • Koza
  • Kozagawa
  • Kumanogawa
  • Nachikatsura
  • Taiji
• Ito
  • Hanazono
  • Katsuragi
  • Koya
  • Koyaguchi
  • Kudoyama
• Kaisou
  • Misato
  • Nokami
  • Shimotsu
• Naga
  • Iwade
  • Kishigawa
  • Kokawa
  • Momoyama
  • Naga
  • Uchita
• Nishimuro
  • Hikigawa
  • Kamitonda
  • Kushimoto
  • Nakahechi
  • Oto
  • Shirahama
  • Susami

Economy

Demographics

Culture

Mount Koya (高野山; -san) in the Ito District is the headquarters of the Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhism.

The Kumano Shrines are located in the southern tip of the prefecture.

Tourism

The Nachi waterfall in Wakayama Prefecture

Prefectural symbols

Miscellaneous topics

External links

• Official Wakayama prefecture homepage

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