Akita秋田県

Akita-ken·あきたけん·県 (ken), prefecture

A rice- and sake-producing prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast, and the one with the fastest-shrinking population.

Facts

Japanese name: 秋田県
Reading: Akita-ken / あきたけん
Region: Tōhoku 東北
Capital: Akita 秋田市
Population: 959,502 (2020 census)
Area: 11,638 km²
Density: 82 people per km²
Municipalities: 25 — 13 cities, 9 towns, and 3 villages
Designated cities: None
Districts (郡): 6
Codes: JIS 05·ISO 3166-2 JP-05

How an address here begins

秋田県秋田市…

Akita-ken, Akita-shi, …

The prefecture comes first, then the municipality. The guide explains the rest of the address, and the map reads any address you paste into it.

Neighbouring prefectures

Every municipality in Akita市区町村

25 local governments, each with its own mayor and assembly. Every one links to its boundary on the map.

Cities市

Districts, with their towns and villages郡 · 町 · 村

A district is a name that groups towns and villages in an address. It has no office and no election. The towns and villages are governments.

Kazuno District鹿角郡district, not a government
- Kosaka Town小坂町
Kitaakita District北秋田郡district, not a government
- Kamikoani Village上小阿仁村
Yamamoto District山本郡district, not a government
Minamiakita District南秋田郡district, not a government
Semboku District仙北郡district, not a government
- Misato Town美郷町
Ogachi District雄勝郡district, not a government
- Ugo Town羽後町
- Higashinaruse Village東成瀬村

Boundaries: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Municipality counts are from the boundary data on the map.