Akita Prefecture

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Akita Prefecture 秋田県
Prefecture
Flag Seal
Akita Prefecture in Japan
Country	Japan
Capital	Akita
Subdivisions	List Districts: 6 Municipalities: 25
Government
• Governor	Norihisa Satake
Area
• Total	11,638 km2 (4,493 sq mi)
Population  (October 1, 2020)
• Total	959,502
• Density	82.45/km2 (213.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00
Area code	05000-8
ISO 3166 code	JP-05
Website	Official website

Akita Prefecture (秋田県, Akita-ken) is a prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan on the island of Honshu.^[1] The capital city is Akita.^[2] Akita prefecture is famous for rice and sake.^[3]

1. ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Provinces and prefectures" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 780; "Tōhoku" at p. 970.
2. ↑ Nussbaum, "Akita" at p. 20.
3. ↑ "AKITA CITY - tourist guide". Archived from the original on 2014-04-18. Retrieved 2014-01-14.