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Kōchi Prefecture

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Also known as Kochi Prefecture, Kōchi-ken

prefecture of Japan

AI overview

Kōchi Prefecture is a region located on the island of Shikoku in Japan. It is one of Japan's 47 prefectures and serves as an administrative division of the country.

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Named after
Tosa Domain
Country
Japan
Located in
Japan
Contains
Muroto
Capital
Kōchi-shi
Population
688870
Area
7103.93
Body of water
Tosa Bay
Shares border with
Tokushima Prefecture
Image
Shimanto River And Iwama Bridge 1.jpg
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name in kana
こうちけん
Commons category
Kochi prefecture
topic's main category
Category:Kōchi Prefecture
category for people born here
Category:Births in Kōchi prefecture
category for films shot at this location
Category:Films shot in Kōchi Prefecture
category of associated people
Category:People from Kōchi Prefecture
Commons gallery
高知県
twinned administrative body
South Jeolla
water as percent of area
0.7
native label
高知県
located in/on physical feature
Shikoku
social media followers
39982
official symbol
Cryptomeria japonica
coextensive with
Tosa Province
topic has template
Template:Kōchi Prefecture
hashtag
高知県
OpenStreetMap zoom level
7
revised Hepburn romanization
Kōchi-ken
transliteration or transcription
Kochi-ken
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Encyclopedic overview

Kōchi Prefecture (高知県, Kōchi-ken; Japanese pronunciation: [koꜜː.tɕi, koː.tɕi̥ꜜ.keɴ], locally [koː.tɕi]) is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Kōchi Prefecture has a population of 669,516 (1 April 2023) and has a geographic area of 7,103 km (2,742 sq mi). Kōchi Prefecture borders Ehime Prefecture to the northwest and Tokushima Prefecture to the northeast.

Kōchi is the capital and largest city of Kōchi Prefecture, with other major cities including Nankoku, Shimanto, and Kōnan. Kōchi Prefecture is located on Japan's Pacific coast surrounding a large bay in the south of Shikoku, with the southernmost point of the island located at Cape Ashizuri in Tosashimizu. Kōchi Prefecture is home to Kōchi Castle, considered the most intact Japanese castle, and the Shimanto River, one of the few undammed rivers in Japan.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kōchi Prefecture” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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