Niigata Prefecture
prefecture of Japan
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Summary
Niigata Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan[1]. It draws 7,547 Wikipedia views per month (prefecture of japan category, ranking #24 of 49).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Japan[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Head of government: Hideyo Hanazumi[5]
- Capital: Niigata[6]
- Shares border with: Toyama Prefecture[7], Nagano Prefecture[8], Gunma Prefecture[9], Fukushima Prefecture[10], Yamagata Prefecture[11]
- Anthem: Niigata Kenminka[12]
- Named after: Niigata[13]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Niigata[14], Nagaoka[15], Sanjō-shi[16], Kashiwazaki[17], Shibata[18], Ojiya[19], Kamo[20], Tōkamachi-shi[21], Mitsuke[22], Murakami[23], Tsubame[24], Itoigawa[25], Myōkō[26], Gosen[27]
- Flag: flag of Niigata prefecture[28]
- Twinned administrative body: Heilongjiang[29]
- Legislative body: Niigata Prefectural Assembly[30]
- Executive body: Niigata prefectural government[31]
- Commons category: Niigata prefecture[32]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[33], Japan Standard Time[34]
- Has part(s): Jōetsu region[35], Chūetsu region[36], Kaetsu region[37], Sado region[38]
- Inception: April 7, 1870[39], April 3, 1869[40], December 31, 1871[41]
- Highest point: Mount Korenge[42]
- Coordinate location: 37.90247222222222, 139.02316666666667[43]
- Mascot: Tokkikki[44]
- Official website: https://www.pref.niigata.lg.jp/[45], https://www.pref.niigata.lg.jp/sec/kokusai/en-index.html[46], https://www.pref.niigata.lg.jp/sec/kokusai/chs-index.html[47], https://www.pref.niigata.lg.jp/sec/kokusai/cht-index.html[48]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Niigata Prefecture include niigataite[49], a mineral species[50] and 19509 Niigata[51], an asteroid[52].
Why It Matters
Niigata Prefecture has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]
Entities named for it include niigataite[49], a mineral species[50] and 19509 Niigata[51], an asteroid[52].