Tottori Prefecture

prefecture of Japan

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Tottori Prefecture is a region located in Japan that serves as one of the country's administrative divisions. It matters as part of Japan's prefectural system of local government and regional organization.

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Official website

とりネット／鳥取県公式サイト

鳥取県公式ウェブサイトとりネット

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: prefecture of Japan
Part of: Chūgoku region
Named after: Tottori Castle
Country: Japan
Located in: Japan
Contains: Hino district
Capital: Tottori
Population: 549925
Area: 3507.05
Time zone: Japan Standard Time
Body of water: Sea of Japan
Head of government: Hirai Shinji
Shares border with: Hyōgo Prefecture
Highest point: Daisen
Official website: www.pref.tottori.lg.jp
Image: Tottori Sand Dunes 20170128-1.jpg

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twinned administrative body: Kōchi Prefecture
Commons category: Tottori prefecture
topic's main category: Category:Tottori Prefecture
category for people born here: Category:Births in Tottori prefecture
category of associated people: Category:People from Tottori Prefecture
Commons gallery: Tottori prefecture
native label: 鳥取県
water as percent of area: 0.7
social media followers: 10369
external data available at URL: odp-pref-tottori.tori-info.co.jp
name in kana: とっとりけん
replaces: Tottori Domain
separated from: Shimane Prefecture
territory overlaps: Tottori Domain
day in year for periodic occurrence: September 12
official symbol: Paralichthys olivaceus
topic has template: Template:Tottori
OpenStreetMap zoom level: 7
associated electoral district: Tottori 2nd district
inception: 1871-07-14

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Encyclopedic overview

The Tottori Sand Dunes

Tottori Prefecture (鳥取県, Tottori-ken; Japanese pronunciation: [tot.to.ɾʲi, tot.to.ɾʲiꜜ.keɴ]) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Tottori Prefecture is the least populous prefecture of Japan at 538,525 (2023) and has a geographic area of 3,507.13 square kilometres (1,354.11 mi). Tottori Prefecture borders Shimane Prefecture to the west, Hiroshima Prefecture to the southwest, Okayama Prefecture to the south, and Hyōgo Prefecture to the east.

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