Mie三重県

Mie-ken·みえけん·県 (ken), prefecture

Counted in Kinki by the formal definition but usually grouped with Tōkai in daily life. Ise Grand Shrine is here.

Facts

Japanese name: 三重県
Reading: Mie-ken / みえけん
Region: Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿
Capital: Tsu 津市
Largest city: Yokkaichi 四日市市 — larger than the capital
Population: 1,770,254 (2020 census)
Area: 5,774 km²
Density: 307 people per km²
Municipalities: 29 — 14 cities, 15 towns, and 0 villages
Designated cities: None
Districts (郡): 7
Codes: JIS 24·ISO 3166-2 JP-24

How an address here begins

三重県津市…

Mie-ken, Tsu-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 Mie市区町村

29 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.

Kuwana District桑名郡district, not a government
- Kisosaki Town木曽岬町
Inabe District員弁郡district, not a government
- Toin Town東員町
Mie District三重郡district, not a government
Taki District多気郡district, not a government
Watarai District度会郡district, not a government
Kitamuro District北牟婁郡district, not a government
- Kihoku Town紀北町
Minamimuro District南牟婁郡district, not a government
- Mihama Town御浜町
- Kiho Town紀宝町

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.