Miyazaki宮崎県

Miyazaki-ken, みやざきけん. The name ends in 県 (ken), prefecture.

Miyazaki is the south-eastern Pacific coast of Kyūshū. It is warm and sunny, with mango farms and surfing.

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Facts

Japanese name

宮崎県

Reading

Miyazaki-ken / みやざきけん

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Capital

Miyazaki 宮崎市

Population

1,069,576 (2020 census)

Area

7,735 km²

Density

138 people per km²

Municipalities

26: 9 cities, 14 towns, and 3 villages

Designated cities

None

Districts (郡)

6

Codes

JIS 45, ISO 3166-2 JP-45

Website

www.pref.miyazaki.lg.jp

Tree

Canary Island date palm, hill cherry, and Obi cedar フェニックス、ヤマザクラ、オビスギ

Flower

crinum lily ハマユウ

Bird

Ijima copper pheasant コシジロヤマドリ

The tree, flower, and bird are the prefectural symbols, chosen by ordinance. Every prefecture has all three.

The most populous municipalities

2020 census. Share is the municipality's part of the prefecture's population. The other 16 are listed below.

How an address here begins

The prefecture name is written first, then the municipality name. The guide explains the rest of the address, and the map finds any address you paste into it.

Neighbouring prefectures

• Kumamoto熊本県
• Ōita大分県
• Kagoshima鹿児島県

Questions about Miyazaki

Is Miyazaki a city or a prefecture?

Miyazaki (宮崎県) is a prefecture, one of Japan's 47. Miyazaki City (宮崎市) is a municipality inside it and its capital. On its own, the name usually means the city. With 県 on the end it means the prefecture.

What is the capital of Miyazaki?

Miyazaki City (宮崎市). The prefectural office is there. It is also the largest municipality in the prefecture.

What does 県 mean in 宮崎県?

県 (ken) means prefecture. It is the ordinary word for prefecture, used by 43 of the 47. The other four are Tokyo (都), Hokkaidō (道), Osaka, and Kyoto (府), which are the same kind of government with a different word at the end of the name.

How many municipalities are in Miyazaki?

26: 9 cities, 14 towns, and 3 villages. Each is a local government with its own mayor and assembly. The towns and villages are grouped into six districts (郡), names used in addresses, not governments.

What is the population of Miyazaki?

1,069,576 at the 2020 census, on 7,735 km², which is 138 people per km². Miyazaki is the 35th most populous of the 47 prefectures and the 14th largest by area.

Which prefectures border Miyazaki?

Three prefectures: Kumamoto (熊本県), Ōita (大分県), and Kagoshima (鹿児島県). Borders across water are not counted.

What region is Miyazaki in?

Kyūshū-Okinawa (九州・沖縄). A region is a customary grouping of prefectures, not a government, so Miyazaki elects a governor and an assembly but the region elects nothing.

How is Miyazaki written in Japanese?

宮崎県, read Miyazaki-ken and written みやざきけん in hiragana. The last character, 県, is the word for prefecture, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Miyazaki begin?

With the prefecture name, then the municipality name: 宮崎県宮崎市… (Miyazaki-ken, Miyazaki-shi, …). After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.

What is the largest city in Miyazaki?

Miyazaki City (宮崎市), with 401,339 people at the 2020 census. It is also the capital. The three most populous municipalities are Miyazaki City (宮崎市, 401,339), Miyakonojo City (都城市, 160,640), and Nobeoka City (延岡市, 118,394).

What are the symbols of Miyazaki?

The prefectural tree is the Canary Island date palm, hill cherry, and Obi cedar (フェニックス、ヤマザクラ、オビスギ), the flower the crinum lily (ハマユウ), and the bird the Ijima copper pheasant (コシジロヤマドリ). Miyazaki chose them by ordinance, as every prefecture has.