Japan: Densely
Inhabited Districts:
By Prefecture: 1995
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Prefecture |
Population (000) |
Square Kilometers |
Density/Sq. KM |
Density/Sq. Mi. |
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Aichi |
5,071 |
864.9 |
5,863 |
15,252 |
|
Akita |
403 |
86.5 |
4,658 |
12,118 |
|
Aomori |
659 |
152.5 |
4,324 |
11,249 |
|
Chiba |
4,081 |
597.8 |
6,827 |
17,760 |
|
Ehime |
730 |
146.2 |
4,994 |
12,992 |
|
Fukui |
337 |
69.8 |
4,831 |
12,568 |
|
Fukuoka |
3,374 |
548.6 |
6,151 |
16,002 |
|
Fukushima |
793 |
173.7 |
4,563 |
11,870 |
|
Gifu |
863 |
180.0 |
4,794 |
12,471 |
|
Gumma |
813 |
196.6 |
4,137 |
10,762 |
|
Hiroshima |
1,798 |
300.5 |
5,984 |
15,567 |
|
Hokkaido |
4,110 |
794.3 |
5,174 |
13,460 |
|
Hyogo |
3,962 |
541.2 |
7,321 |
19,045 |
|
Ibaraki |
1,035 |
219.4 |
4,719 |
12,276 |
|
Ishikawa |
583 |
100.3 |
5,812 |
15,120 |
|
Iwate |
418 |
84.5 |
4,947 |
12,869 |
|
Kagawa |
348 |
78.4 |
4,435 |
11,537 |
|
Kagoshima |
697 |
130.1 |
5,362 |
13,949 |
|
Kanagawa |
7,690 |
925.9 |
8,305 |
21,605 |
|
Kochi |
342 |
58.3 |
5,875 |
15,284 |
|
Kumamoto |
766 |
140.3 |
5,458 |
14,199 |
|
Kyoto |
2,150 |
253.3 |
8,487 |
22,079 |
|
Mie |
743 |
172.8 |
4,301 |
11,189 |
|
Miyagi |
1,306 |
224.1 |
5,829 |
15,164 |
|
Miyazaki |
504 |
109.0 |
4,626 |
12,034 |
|
Nagano |
752 |
169.6 |
4,432 |
11,530 |
|
Nagasaki |
717 |
117.3 |
6,110 |
15,895 |
|
Nara |
891 |
135.0 |
6,596 |
17,159 |
|
Niigata |
1,138 |
218.1 |
5,217 |
13,572 |
|
Oita |
551 |
114.9 |
4,797 |
12,479 |
|
Okayama |
798 |
188.9 |
4,226 |
10,994 |
|
Okinawa |
823 |
117.1 |
7,031 |
18,291 |
|
Osaka |
8,423 |
893.8 |
9,424 |
24,516 |
|
Saga |
264 |
54.8 |
4,825 |
12,552 |
|
Saitama |
5,252 |
661.0 |
7,946 |
20,671 |
|
Shiga |
484 |
85.0 |
5,693 |
14,810 |
|
Shimane |
191 |
44.8 |
4,262 |
11,087 |
|
Shizuoka |
2,136 |
401.9 |
5,314 |
13,824 |
|
Tochigi |
802 |
172.8 |
4,641 |
12,073 |
|
Tokushima |
262 |
54.3 |
4,831 |
12,568 |
|
Tokyo |
11,527 |
1,054.4 |
10,932 |
28,439 |
|
Tottori |
185 |
41.6 |
4,438 |
11,545 |
|
Toyama |
447 |
105.4 |
4,240 |
11,030 |
|
Wakayama |
458 |
95.1 |
4,812 |
12,518 |
|
Yamagata |
520 |
112.0 |
4,640 |
12,071 |
|
Yamaguchi |
748 |
206.5 |
3,621 |
9,420 |
|
Yamanashi |
311 |
62.0 |
5,013 |
13,041 |
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According to the Japan Statistics Bureau and Statistics Center a densely populated district has more than
4,000 residents per square kilometer (approximately 10,400 per square mile)
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