Shiga Prefectur

Shiga Prefecture
Shiga Prefecture ; 滋賀?
	Prefectur
Japanese transcription(s)
? Japanese	滋賀?
? R?maji	Shiga-ken
	Seembol
Kintra	Japan
Region	Kansai
Island	Honshu
Caipital	?tsu
Govrenment
? Govrenor	Taizo Mikazuki
Area
? Total	4,017.36 km 2 (1,551.11 sq mi)
Area rank	38t
Population (August 1, 2009)
? Total	1,402,132
? Rank	28t
? Density	332/km 2 (860/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	JP-25
Destricts	3
Municipalities	19
Flouer	Rhododendron ( Rhododendron metternichii var. hondoense )
Tree	Japanese maple ( Acer palmatum )
Bird	Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis )
Website	www .pref .shiga .lg .jp /multilingual /english /index .html

Shiga Prefectur ( 滋賀? , Shiga-ken ) is a Japanese prefectur , whilk furms pairt o the Kansai region in the wastren part o Honshu island. ^[1] Its caipital is ?tsu . ^[2]

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↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frederic. (2005). "Shiga-ken" in Japan Encyclopedia , p. 853 at Google Books ; "Kansai" at Japan Encyclopedia , p. 477 at Google Books .
↑ Nussbaum, "?tsu" at Japan Encyclopedia , p. 765 at Google Books .

[1] Nussbaum, Louis-Frederic. (2005). "Shiga-ken" in Japan Encyclopedia , p. 853 at Google Books ; "Kansai" at Japan Encyclopedia , p. 477 at Google Books .

[2] Nussbaum, "?tsu" at Japan Encyclopedia , p. 765 at Google Books .

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