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| Wakayama Prefecture | |||||||||
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| Capital | Wakayama | ||||||||
| Region | Kansai | ||||||||
| Island | Honshū | ||||||||
| Governor | Yoshinobu Nisaka | ||||||||
| Area (rank) | 4,725.67 km² (30th) | ||||||||
| - % water | 0.04% | ||||||||
| Population (October 1, 2005) | |||||||||
| - Population | 1,036,061 (39th) | ||||||||
| - Density | 219 /km² | ||||||||
| Districts | 6 | ||||||||
| Municipalities | 30 | ||||||||
| ISO 3166-2 | JP-30 | ||||||||
| Website | www.wakayama.lg.jp/ english/ |
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| Prefectural Symbols | |||||||||
| - Flower | Ume blossom (Prunus mume) | ||||||||
| - Tree | Ubame oak (Quercus phillyraeoides) | ||||||||
| - Bird | Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonica) | ||||||||
 Symbol of Wakayama Prefecture |
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Wakayama Prefecture (和歌山県 Wakayama-ken?) is a prefecture of Japan located on the Kii Peninsula in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Wakayama.
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History
Geography
Cities
Nine cities are located in Wakayama Prefecture:
Towns and villages
These are the towns and villages in each district:
Mergers
Economy
Wakayama supplies most of Japan with its high production of mikans (Mandarin Oranges) in October of every year.
Demographics
Culture
Mount Kōya (高野山 Kōya-san?) in the Ito District is the headquarters of the Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhism. It is home to one of the first Japanese style buddhist temples in Japan and remains a site of pilgrimage and an increasingly popular tourist destination as people flock to see its ancient temples set amidst the towering cedar trees at the top of the mountain.
The Kumano Shrines are located on the southern tip of the prefecture.
Sister relationships
Wakayama Prefecture has friendship and sister relationships with five places outside Japan1. These are Shandong, People's Republic of China; Pyrénées-Orientales, France; Florida, United States; Sinaloa, Mexico; and Galicia, Spain.
Tourism
 Prefecture outline |
 Nachi waterfall |
 Nachi waterfall |
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 Konpon Daido (Mount Koya) |
 Daimonzaka |
 Daimonzaka |
References
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| Arida | Gobō | Hashimoto | Iwade | Kainan | Kinokawa | Shingū | Tanabe | Wakayama (capital) | |||
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| Arida | Hidaka | Higashimuro | Ito | Kaisō | Nishimuro | |||
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