Shiga Prefecture

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**Shiga prefecture (滋賀県)**
Symbols
Shiga prefectural symbol
Capital	Otsu
Region:	Kinki
Island:	Honshu
Area - Total - % water	Ranked 38th 4,017.36 km² 14.0%
Population - Total (Apr 1, 2000) - Density	Ranked 31st 1,337,770 332/km²
Districts:	11
Municipalities:	50
ISO 3166-2:	JP-25
Pref. Flower:	Rhododendron (Rhododendron metternichii var. hondoense)
Pref. Tree:	Japanese maple (Acer palmatum)
Pref. Bird:	Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)

Shiga prefecture (滋賀県 Shiga-ken) is part of the Kinki region on Honshu island, Japan. The capital is the city of Otsu.

Table of contents

1 History

2 Geography

2.1 Cities
2.2 Districts

7 Prefectural symbols

8 Miscellaneous topics

9 External links

History

Geography

Lake Biwa

Cities

Districts

Economy

Demographics

Culture

Tourism

Prefectural symbols

Miscellaneous topics

External links

Official Shiga prefecture homepage (http://www.pref.shiga.jp/index-e.html)

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