Administrative divisions of Shiga Prefecture

Administrative divisions of Shiga Prefecture
CategoryMunicipality
Location Shiga Prefecture
Number19 (13 cities, 6 towns)
Populations6,362 (Kōra) – 345,070 (Ōtsu)
Areas7.80 km² (Toyosato) – 693.05 km² (Takashima)
Government

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.[1] In 2020 (the 2nd year of Reiwa), Shiga Prefecture had a population of 1,413,610, ranking 26th among all prefectures;[2] an area of 4,017.38 km2 (1,551.12 sq mi), ranking 38th among all prefectures;[3] and a population density of 351.9/km2 (911/sq mi), ranking 15th among all prefectures.[2]

Shiga Prefecture currently consists of 13 cities and 6 towns, totaling 19 municipalities.[4] 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.[5] They can be further subdivided into subregions including Otsu, Southern, Koka, Higashiomi, Koto, Kohoku, and Takashima.[4]

Relationship between regions, subregions, and municipalities

The table below lists the correspondence between the regions, subregions, and municipalities of Shiga Prefecture. The relevant data is sourced from the official website of the Shiga Prefectural Government[4] and the Kadokawa Nihon Chimei Daijiten (角川日本地名大辞典).[5]

Regions, subregions, and municipalities of Shiga Prefecture
Region Subregion Municipality
Konan (south) Otsu Otsu
Southern Kusatsu, Moriyama, Rittō, Yasu
Koka Kōka, Konan
Koto (east, broad) Koto (east, narrow) Hikone, Aishō, Kōra, Taga, Toyosato
Higashiomi Higashiōmi, Ōmihachiman, Hino, Ryūō
Kohoku (north) Nagahama, Maibara
Kosei (west) Takashima Takashima

List of municipalities

The table below lists the municipalities of Shiga Prefecture, including their English and Japanese names, date and method of establishment, area, population, population density, flags, emblems, and maps, sorted by their Local Authority Code (JIS code). The Japanese names are provided with furigana to indicate their pronunciation. Data such as JIS codes, area, population, and population density are sourced from the 2020 Census of Japan|National Census[2] and the Statistical Reports on the Land Area by Prefectures, Subprefectures, and Municipalities in Japan published by the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI)[3] of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. The unit for area is square kilometers (km²), population is measured in number of people, and population density is expressed in people per square kilometer (people/km²).

Legend
  * : Prefectural capital and core city
  † : Maximum value among municipalities
  ‡ : Minimum value among municipalities
List of municipalities in Shiga Prefecture
Name Code Establishment Population
(2020)		 Area
(km²)		 Population
density
(/km²)		 Flag Emblem Map
English Japanese Date Method
Shiga Prefecture
Shiga Prefecture 滋賀県 (Shiga-ken) 25000 1872[1]
(Meiji 5)		 Reorganized from Otsu Prefecture 1,413,610 4,017.38 351.9 Flag of Shiga Prefecture Emblem of Shiga Prefecture Map of Shiga Prefecture
Cities (Shi)
Otsu* 大津市 (Ōtsu-shi) 25201 1898[6]
(Meiji 31)		 Reorganized from Ōtsu Town (Ōtsu-chō) 345,070 † 464.51 742.9 Flag of Otsu Emblem of Otsu Location of Otsu in Shiga Prefecture
Hikone 彦根市 (Hikone-shi) 25202 1937[7]
(Shōwa 12)		 Merged from Hikone Town, Kita-Aoyagi Village, Matsubara Village, Aonami Village, Fukumitsu Village, and Chimoto Village 113,647 196.87 577.3 Flag of Hikone Emblem of Hikone Location of Hikone in Shiga Prefecture
Nagahama 長浜市 (Nagahama-shi) 25203 1943[8]
(Shōwa 18)		 Merged from Nagahama Town,Kamiteru Village, Rokusō Village, Minamigōri Village, Kitagōri Village, |Nishikuroda Village, and Kanda Village 113,636 681.02 166.9 Flag of Nagahama Emblem of Nagahama Location of Nagahama in Shiga Prefecture
Ōmihachiman 近江八幡市 (Ōmihachiman-shi) 25204 1954[9]
(Shōwa 29)		 Merged from Hachiman Town, Okayama Village, Kaneda Village, Kirihara Village, and Mabuchi Village 81,122 177.45 457.2 Flag of Ōmihachiman Emblem of Ōmihachiman Location of Ōmihachiman in Shiga Prefecture
Kusatsu 草津市 (Kusatsu-shi) 25206 1954[10]
(Shōwa 29)		 Merged from Kusatsu Town, Shizu Village, Oigami Village, Yamada Village, Kasanui Village, and Tokiwa Village 143,913 67.82 2,122.0 † Flag of Kusatsu Emblem of Kusatsu Location of Kusatsu in Shiga Prefecture
Moriyama 守山市 (Moriyama-shi) 25207 1970[11]
(Shōwa 45)		 Reorganized from Moriyama Town (Moriyama-chō) 83,236 55.74 1,493.3 Flag of Moriyama Emblem of Moriyama Location of Moriyama in Shiga Prefecture
Rittō 栗東市 (Rittō-shi) 25208 2001[12]
(Heisei 13)		 Reorganized from Rittō Town (Rittō-chō) 68,820 52.69 1,306.1 Flag of Rittō Emblem of Rittō Location of Rittō in Shiga Prefecture
Kōka 甲賀市 (Kōka-shi) 25209 2004[13]
(Heisei 16)		 Merged from Minakuchi Town, Tsuchiyama Town, Kōka Town, Kōnan Town, and Shigaraki Town 88,358 481.62 183.5 Flag of Kōka Emblem of Kōka Location of Kōka in Shiga Prefecture
Yasu 野洲市 (Yasu-shi) 25210 2004[14]
(Heisei 16)		 Merged from Chūzu Town and Yasu Town
Konan 湖南市 (Konan-shi) 25211 2004[15]
(Heisei 16)		 Merged from Ishibe Town and Kōsei Town 54,460 70.40 773.6 Flag of Konan Emblem of Konan Location of Konan in Shiga Prefecture
Takashima 高島市 (Takashima-shi) 25212 2005[16]
(Heisei 17)		 Merged from Makino Town, Imazu Town, Shinasahi Town, Adogawa Town, and Takashima Town 46,377 693.05 † 66.9 Flag of Takashima Emblem of Takashima Location of Takashima in Shiga Prefecture
Higashiōmi 東近江市 (Higashiōmi-shi) 25213 2005[17]
(Heisei 17)		 Merged from Yōkaichi, Eigenji Town, Gokashō Town, Aitō Town, and Kotō Town 112,819 388.37 46.3 ‡ Flag of Higashiōmi Emblem of Higashiōmi Location of Higashiōmi in Shiga Prefecture
Maibara 米原市 (Maibara-shi) 25214 2005[18]
(Heisei 17)		 Merged from Maibara Town, Ibuki Town, and Santō Town 37,225 250.39 148.7 Flag of Maibara Emblem of Maibara Location of Maibara in Shiga Prefecture
Gamō District (Gamō-gun)
Hino 日野町 (Hino-chō) 25383 1889[19]
(Meiji 22)		 Established directly with the municipal system implementation 20,964 117.60 178.3 Flag of Hino Emblem of Hino Location of Hino in Shiga Prefecture
Ryūō 竜王町 (Ryūō-chō) 25384 1955[20]
(Shōwa 30)		 Merged from Naemura Village and Kagamiyama Village 11,789 44.55 264.6 Flag of Ryūō Emblem of Ryūō Location of Ryūō in Shiga Prefecture
Echi District (Echi-gun)
Aishō 愛荘町 (Aishō-chō) 25425 2006[21]
(Heisei 18)		 Merged from Hatashō Town and Echigawa Town 20,893 37.97 550.3 Flag of Aishō Emblem of Aishō Location of Aishō in Shiga Prefecture
Inukami District (Inukami-gun)
Toyosato 豊郷町 (Toyosato-chō) 25441 1971[22]
(Shōwa 46)		 Reclassified from Toyosato Village 7,132 7.80 ‡ 914.4 Flag of Toyosato Emblem of Toyosato Location of Toyosato in Shiga Prefecture
Kōra 甲良町 (Kōra-chō) 25442 1955[23]
(Shōwa 30)		 Merged from Higashikōra Village and Nishikōra Village 6,362 ‡ 13.63 466.8 Flag of Kōra Emblem of Kōra Location of Kōra in Shiga Prefecture
Taga 多賀町 (Taga-chō) 25443 1941[24]
(Shōwa 16)		 Merged from Taga Village, Seritani Village, and Kyūtoku Village 7,274 135.77 53.6 Flag of Taga Emblem of Taga Location of Taga in Shiga Prefecture

See also

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