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Yamaguchi Prefecture (山口県, Yamaguchi-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. [2] Yamaguchi Prefecture has a population of 1,377,631 (1 February 2018) and has a geographic area of 6,112 km 2 (2,359 sq mi ).
English: Map of Japan with highlight on Yamaguchi-ken. Source: 国土交通省 国土数値情報(行政区域) Author: Lincun: Permission (Reusing this file)
Yamaguchi (山口市, Yamaguchi-shi) is the capital city of Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2023 [update] , the city had an estimated population of 191,470 in 88,799 households and a population density of 190 persons per km 2 . [ 1 ]
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Under a set of 1888–1890 laws on local government [2] until the 1920s, each prefecture (then only 3 -fu and 42 -ken; Hokkaidō and Okinawa-ken were subject to different laws until the 20th century) was subdivided into cities (市, shi) and districts (郡, gun) and each district into towns (町, chō/machi) and villages (村, son/mura).
The total area of the city is 716.18 square kilometres (276.52 sq mi). It is the largest city in Yamaguchi Prefecture and the fifth-largest city in the Chūgoku region in terms of population. It is nicknamed the "Fugu Capital" for the locally caught pufferfish, and is the largest harvester of the pufferfish in Japan.
The following list sorts all cities (including towns) in the Japanese prefecture of Yamaguchi with a population of more than 5,000 according to the 2020 Census. As of October 1, 2020, 17 places fulfill this criterion and are listed here.
Hōfu City Hall Aerial photograph of central Hōfu Hōfu Tenman-gu. Hōfu (防府市, Hōfu-shi) is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.As of 31 May 2023, the city had an estimated population of 114,846 and a population density of 610 persons per km². [1]