States or Territories

Hyogo Prefecture

Prefecture

Citation Formats

General Reference

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

APA Style

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

BibTeX

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

Hyogo Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan in the Kansai region of Honshu, and its capital is Kobe. It had a population of 5,325,228 as of February 1, 2025 across an area of about 8,401 square kilometers.

Facts

Capital

Kobe 1

Population

5,325,228 1

2025 figure from Hyogo Prefecture's own Wikipedia infobox.

Population Estimate Year

2025 1

Area (sq km)

8400.94 1

Latitude

34.6908 degrees north 1

Longitude

135.1831 degrees east 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Japan

Hyogo Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan.

Source Hyogo Prefecture (Wikipedia)

Kobe

kobe is associated with hyogo-prefecture.

Source Hyogo Prefecture (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Kobe

kobe is the capital of hyogo-prefecture.

Source Hyogo Prefecture (Wikipedia)

On Continent

Asia

Hyogo Prefecture is on continent.

Source Hyogo Prefecture (Wikipedia)

Sources

1. Hyogo Prefecture (Wikipedia)

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Hyogo Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Hyogo Prefecture has a population of 5,469,762 (as of 1 June 2019) and a geographic area of 8,400 square kilometres.

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