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Ibaraki prefecture

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Ibaraki is also a city: see Ibaraki, Osaka.

Ibaraki prefecture (茨城県; Ibaraki-ken) is located in the Kanto region on Honshu island, Japan. The capital is Mito.


 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
    
    
  
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Ibaraki prefecture (茨城県)
     Ibaraki prefectural symbol
     Ibaraki prefectural symbol
   
CapitalMito
Region:Kanto
Island:Honshu
Area
      
 - Total
      
 - % water
    
Ranked 23rd
      
6,095.58 km²
      
4.8%
    
Population
     
 - Total (Oct 1, 2000)
     
 - Density
Ranked 11th
     
2,985,424
     
490/km²
   
Districts:14
Municipalities:84
:JP-08
Symbols
Pref. Flower:Rose
(Rosa)
Pref. Tree:Plum tree
(Prunus mume)
Pref. Bird:Eurasian Skylark
(Alauda arvensis)
Image:Japan_ibaraki_map_small.png

Table of contents
1 History
2 Geography
3 Economy
4 Demographics
5 Culture
6 Tourism
7 Prefectural symbols
8 Miscellaneous topics
9 External links

History

Geography

Cities

Districts

Economy

Demographics

Culture

Tourism

Prefectural symbols

Miscellaneous topics

By mistake the name of the prefecture is often called "Ibaragi".


External links


Prefectures of Japan
Aichi | Akita | Aomori | Chiba | Ehime | Fukui | Fukuoka | Fukushima | Gifu | Gunma | Hiroshima | Hokkaido | Hyogo | Ibaraki | Ishikawa | Iwate | Kagawa | Kagoshima | Kanagawa | Kochi | Kumamoto | Kyoto | Mie | Miyagi | Miyazaki | Nagano | Nagasaki | Nara | Niigata | Oita | Okayama | Okinawa | Osaka | Saga | Saitama | Shiga | Shimane | Shizuoka | Tochigi | Tokushima | Tokyo | Tottori | Toyama | Wakayama | Yamagata | Yamaguchi | Yamanashi