States or Territories

Hiroshima Prefecture

Prefecture

Citation Formats

General Reference

Geography Atlas. "Hiroshima Prefecture." Accessed September 6, 2026. https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/hiroshima-prefecture.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Hiroshima Prefecture. Retrieved September 6, 2026, from https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/hiroshima-prefecture

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-hiroshima-prefecture,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Hiroshima Prefecture},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/hiroshima-prefecture},
  note = {Accessed September 6, 2026}
}

Hiroshima Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chugoku region of Honshu. It has a population of 2,811,410 as of June 1, 2019, and a geographic area of about 8,479 square kilometers, and its capital is Hiroshima.

Facts

Capital

Hiroshima 1

Population

2,811,410 1

2019 figure from Hiroshima Prefecture's own Wikipedia infobox.

Population Estimate Year

2019 1

Area (sq km)

8479.63 1

Latitude

34.433 degrees north 1

Longitude

132.75 degrees east 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Hiroshima

hiroshima is associated with hiroshima-prefecture.

Source Hiroshima (Wikipedia)

Japan

Hiroshima Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan.

Source Hiroshima Prefecture (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Hiroshima

hiroshima is the capital of hiroshima-prefecture.

Source Hiroshima (Wikipedia)

On Continent

Asia

Hiroshima Prefecture is on continent.

Source Hiroshima Prefecture (Wikipedia)

Sources

1. Hiroshima Prefecture (Wikipedia)

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Hiroshima Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chugoku region of Honshu. Hiroshima Prefecture has a population of 2,811,410 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 8,479 km2 (3,274 sq mi).

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