A prefecture (from the Latin word, "praefectura") is an administrative jurisdiction traditionally governed by an appointed prefect. This can be a regional...

Kanagawa Prefecture (神奈川県, Kanagawa-ken, Japanese pronunciation: [ka.naꜜ.ɡa.wa, -ŋa.wa, -na.ɡa.waꜜ.keɴ, -ŋa.waꜜ-]) is a prefecture of Japan located in...

division. They include 43 prefectures proper (県, ken), two urban prefectures (府, fu: Osaka and Kyoto), one regional prefecture (道, dō: Hokkaidō) and one...

Okinawa Prefecture (Japanese: 沖縄県, Hepburn: Okinawa-ken, Japanese pronunciation: [o.kʲi.na.wa(ꜜ.keɴ)], Okinawan: 沖縄県, romanized: Uchināchin) is the southernmost...

Mie Prefecture (三重県, Mie-ken, Japanese pronunciation: [mʲiꜜ.e, mʲi.eꜜ.keɴ]) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Mie Prefecture...

Hyōgo Prefecture (兵庫県, Hyōgo-ken, Japanese pronunciation: [çoꜜː.ɡo, -ŋo, çoː.ɡoꜜ.keɴ, -ŋoꜜ.keɴ]) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region...

Prefecture (青森県, Aomori-ken, Japanese pronunciation: [a.oꜜ.mo.ɾʲi, a.o.mo.ɾʲiꜜ.keɴ]) is a prefecture of Japan in the Tōhoku region. The prefecture's capital...

Greater Tokyo Area, which includes Tokyo and parts of six neighboring prefectures, is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, with 41 million...

Prefecture is bordered by Aomori Prefecture to the north, Iwate Prefecture to the east, Miyagi Prefecture to the southeast, and Yamagata Prefecture to...

second-largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from...

Shizuoka Prefecture (静岡県, Shizuoka-ken, Japanese pronunciation: [ɕi.(d)zɯꜜ.o.ka, ɕi.(d)zɯ.o.kaꜜ.keɴ]) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region...

Tottori Prefecture (鳥取県, Tottori-ken, Japanese pronunciation: [tot.to.ɾʲi, tot.to.ɾʲiꜜ.keɴ]) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of...

Nagano Prefecture (長野県, Nagano-ken, Japanese pronunciation: [naꜜɡano, naɡanoꜜkeɴ]) is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu...

Fukuoka Prefecture (福岡県, Fukuoka-ken, Japanese pronunciation: [ɸɯ̥.kɯꜜ.o.ka, -kɯ.o.kaꜜ.keɴ]) is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū....

Aichi Prefecture (愛知県, Aichi-ken, Japanese pronunciation: [aꜜi.tɕi, ai.tɕi̥ꜜ.keɴ]) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū.: 11...

Osaka Prefecture (大阪府, Ōsaka-fu, pronounced [oː.sa.ka, oː.sa.kaꜜ.ɸɯ]) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Osaka Prefecture has...

Kyoto Prefecture (京都府, Kyōto-fu, Japanese pronunciation: [kʲoꜜː.to, kʲoː.toꜜ.ɸɯ]) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu.: 477...

Chiba Prefecture (千葉県, Chiba-ken, Japanese pronunciation: [tɕiꜜ.ba, tɕi.baꜜ, tɕi.baꜜkeɴ]) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu...

Shimane Prefecture (島根県, Shimane-ken, Japanese pronunciation: [ɕiꜜ.ma.ne, ɕi.ma.neꜜ.keɴ]) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu...

prefect apostolic is a priest who heads what is known as an apostolic prefecture, a 'pre-diocesan' missionary jurisdiction where the Catholic Church is...

Taipeh Prefecture (Chinese: 臺北府) was a Qing dynasty prefecture created from the northern part of Taiwan Prefecture, Qing-era Taiwan in 1875, while the...

Kagoshima Prefecture (鹿児島県, Kagoshima-ken, Japanese pronunciation: [ka.ɡo.ɕi.ma, -maꜜ.keɴ, ka.ŋo-]) is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of...

Gifu Prefecture (岐阜県, Gifu-ken, Japanese pronunciation: [ɡʲi.ɸɯ, ɡʲi.ɸɯ̥ꜜ.keɴ]) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu.: 246 : 126 ...

Kumamoto Prefecture (熊本県, Kumamoto-ken, Japanese pronunciation: [kɯ.ma.mo.to, -toꜜ.keɴ]) is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Kumamoto...

Kōchi Prefecture (高知県, Kōchi-ken, Japanese pronunciation: [koꜜː.tɕi, koː.tɕi̥ꜜ.keɴ]) is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Kōchi Prefecture...

Gunma Prefecture (群馬県, Gunma-ken, Japanese pronunciation: [ɡɯꜜm.ma, ɡɯm.maꜜ.keɴ]) is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu...

Nara Prefecture (奈良県, Nara-ken, Japanese pronunciation: [naꜜ.ɾa, na.ɾaꜜ.keɴ]) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. As of 2020...

Niigata Prefecture (新潟県, Niigata-ken, Japanese pronunciation: [niː.ɡa.ta, -taꜜ.keɴ, niː.ŋa-]) is a prefecture in the Chūbu region of Honshu of Japan....

A prefecture-level city (Chinese: 地级市(地級市); pinyin: Dìjíshì) or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC)...

Agou is a prefecture in the Plateaux Region of Togo. The seat town is Agou-Gadjepe. The prefecture covers 1,085 km2, with a population in 2022 of 85,793...