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Honshu is roughly 1,300 km (810 mi) long and ranges from 50 to 230 km (31 to 143 mi) wide, and the total area is 225,800 km 2 (87,200 sq mi). It is the 7th largest island in the world. [ 117 ] This makes it slightly larger than the island of Great Britain (209,331 km 2 (80,823 sq mi)).
Figures here are according to the official estimates of Japan. [1] Ranks are given by estimated areas. Undetermined areas here account for domestic boundary regions either in uncertainty or disputed among Japanese prefectures.
This is a list of countries (or regions) by total road network size, both paved and unpaved.Also included is additional data on the length of each country or region's controlled-access highway network (also known as a motorway, expressway, freeway, etc.), designed for high vehicular traffic.
[87] [88] Honshu has the highest population density at 450 persons/km 2 (1200/sq mi) as of 2010, while Hokkaido has the lowest density of 64.5 persons/km 2 as of 2016. [89] As of 2014, approximately 0.5% of Japan's total area is reclaimed land (umetatechi). [90] Lake Biwa is an ancient lake and the country's largest freshwater lake. [91]
Had a railway line from 1883 until 1931 (11 km) and a three line tramway network from 1905 until 1929 (circa 14 km) 470 Micronesia: 583 Nicaragua: Suspended in September 2001 558 Oman: Proposals as part of Gulf Railway. Has a short tourist line at the Al Hoota Cave. 512 Palau: Had an industrial line. Has a short tourist monorail (of small gauge)
Chūkyō (中京圏, Chūkyō-ken), or the Chūkyō region (中京地方, Chūkyō-chihō), is a major metropolitan area in Japan that is centered on the city of Nagoya (the "Chūkyō", i.e., the "capital in the middle") in Aichi Prefecture. The area makes up the most urbanized part of the Tōkai region.
List of islands of Japan by area. ... Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; ... Area (sq. km) Highest elevation (metres) Population
The entire region has a population (as of 2015) of 19,302,746 over an area of 13,228 km 2 (5,107 sq mi). [3] It is the second-most-populated urban region in Japan (after the Greater Tokyo area ), containing approximately 15% of Japan's population.