Shiga Prefecture

Shiga Prefecture 滋賀県
Prefecture
Flag Seal
Shiga Prefecture in Japan
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Capital	Ōtsu
Subdivisions	List Districts: 3 Municipalities: 19
Government
• Governor	Taizō Mikazuki
Area
• Total	4,017 km2 (1,551 sq mi)
Population  (October 1, 2020)
• Total	1,413,610
• Density	351.9/km2 (911/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Postal code	520-8577
Area code	25000-7
ISO 3166 code	JP-25
Website	Official website

Shiga Prefecture (滋賀県, Shiga-ken) is a prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan on the island of Honshu.^[1] The capital is the city of Ōtsu.^[2]

1. ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Shiga-ken" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 853; "Kansai" at p. 477; JETRO, Shiga Prefecture, Regional Information Archived 2013-01-22 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-4-6.
2. ↑ Nussbaum, "Ōtsu" at p. 765.