Editing Akita Prefecture (section)

== Geography ==
[[File:Map of Akita Prefecture, Ja.svg|thumb|Map of Akita Prefecture<br />{{legend0|#F6BAD3|City}} {{legend0|#ECE3B4|Town}} {{legend0|#B6F2DC|Village}}]]
[[File:MtChokaiFromOkojoland.jpg|thumb|right|[[Mount Chōkai]]]]
[[File:View_from_Kubota_Castle_20170330.jpg|thumb|right|Akita City]]
[[File:View of Yokote City from Akita Museum of Modern Art.jpg|thumb|right|Yokote]]
[[File:Odate city area 202005.jpg|thumb|right|Ōdate]]
{{historical populations|13=1890|14=697,298|15=1903|16=837,665|17=1913|18=943,628|19=1920|20=898,537|21=1925|22=936,408|23=1930|24=987,706|25=1935|26=1,037,744|27=1940|28=1,052,275|29=1945|30=1,211,871|31=1950|32=1,309,031|33=1955|34=1,348,871|35=1960|36=1,335,580|37=1965|38=1,279,835|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stat.go.jp/english/index.html|title=Statistics Bureau Home Page|website=www.stat.go.jp}}</ref>|39=1970|40=1,241,376|41=1975|42=1,232,481|43=1980|44=1,256,745|45=1985|46=1,254,032|47=1990|48=1,227,478|49=1995|50=1,213,667|51=2000|52=1,189,279|53=2005|54=1,145,501|55=2010|56=1,085,997|57=2015|58=1,023,119|11=1880|12=618,833|9=1872|10=582,297|60=959,502|59=2020}}
Located on the north-western side of Honshu, Akita Prefecture is adjacent to the [[Sea of Japan]] to the west and borders four other prefectures: [[Aomori Prefecture|Aomori]] in the north, [[Iwate Prefecture|Iwate]] in the east, [[Miyagi Prefecture|Miyagi]] in the southeast, and [[Yamagata Prefecture|Yamagata]] in the south.

The borders of Akita Prefecture roughly form a rectangle that is 169 kilometres (105 miles) from north to south and 86 kilometres (54 miles) from west to east. The [[Oga Peninsula]] is a prominent feature of the western edge, while the [[Ōu Mountains]] mark the eastern border and the higher [[Dewa Mountains]] run parallel through the center. Like much of northern Japan, the prefecture has cold winters, particularly in areas farther from the sea.

As of 31 March 2019, 11% of the total land area of the prefecture is designated as [[List of national parks of Japan|Natural Parks]], namely the [[Towada-Hachimantai National Park]]; [[Chōkai Quasi-National Park|Chōkai]], [[Kurikoma Quasi-National Park|Kurikoma]], and [[Oga Quasi-National Park|Oga]] Quasi-National Parks; and [[Akita Shirakami Prefectural Natural Park|Akita Shirakami]], [[Hachimori Iwadate Prefectural Natural Park|Hachimori Iwadate]], [[Kimimachizaka Prefectural Natural Park|Kimimachizaka]], [[Magi Mahiru Prefectural Natural Park|Magi Mahiru]], [[Moriyoshizan Prefectural Natural Park|Moriyoshizan]], [[Taiheizan Prefectural Natural Park (Akita)|Taiheizan]], [[Tashirodake Prefectural Natural Park|Tashirodake]], and [[Tazawako Dakigaeri Prefectural Natural Park|Tazawako Dakigaeri]] Prefectural Natural Parks.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.env.go.jp/park/doc/data/natural/naturalpark_4.pdf |script-title=ja:自然公園都道府県別面積総括 |trans-title=General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture |language=ja |publisher=[[Ministry of the Environment (Japan)|Ministry of the Environment]] |access-date=17 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pref.akita.lg.jp/pages/archive/1338 |script-title=ja:秋田の自然マップ |trans-title=Akita Nature Map |language=ja |publisher=Akita Prefecture |access-date=17 August 2019}}</ref>

===Cities===
{{See also|List of cities in Akita Prefecture by population}}
Thirteen cities are located in Akita Prefecture:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="2" |Name
! rowspan="2" |Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
! rowspan="2" |Population
! rowspan="2" |Population density (per km<sup>2</sup>)
! rowspan="2" |Map
|-
![[Romanization of Japanese|Rōmaji]]
![[Kanji]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Akita, Akita.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Akita (city)|Akita]] (capital)
|秋田市
|906.07
|305,625
|337.31
|[[File:Akita in Akita Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|85x85px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Daisen, Akita.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Daisen, Akita|Daisen]]
|大仙市
|866.77
|81,133
|93.60
|[[File:Daisen in Akita Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|85x85px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Katagami, Akita.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Katagami, Akita|Katagami]]
|潟上市
|97.76
|32,585
|333.32
|[[File:Katagami in Akita Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|85x85px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Kazuno Akita.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Kazuno, Akita|Kazuno]]
|鹿角市
|707.52
|30,715
|43.41
|[[File:Kazuno in Akita Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|85x85px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Kitaakita, Akita.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Kitaakita]]
|北秋田市
|1,152.76
|31,504
|27.33
|[[File:Kitaakita in Akita Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|85x85px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Nikaho Akita.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Nikaho, Akita|Nikaho]]
|にかほ市
|241.13
|24,291
|100.74
|[[File:Nikaho in Akita Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|85x85px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Noshiro, Akita.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Noshiro, Akita|Noshiro]]
|能代市
|426.95
|52,283
|122.46
|[[File:Noshiro in Akita Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|85x85px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Oga, Akita.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Oga, Akita|Oga]]
|男鹿市
|241.09
|26,930
|111.70
|[[File:Oga in Akita Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|85x85px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Odate, Akita.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Ōdate]]
|大館市
|913.22
|71,558
|78.36
|[[File:Odate in Akita Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|85x85px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Senboku, Akita.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Semboku, Akita|Semboku]]
|仙北市
|1,093.64
|25,857
|23.64
|[[File:Senboku in Akita Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|85x85px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Yokote Akita.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Yokote, Akita|Yokote]]
|横手市
|692.8
|89,574
|129.29
|[[File:Yokote in Akita Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|85x85px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Yurihonjo, Akita.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Yurihonjō]]
|由利本荘市
|1,209.6
|76,077
|62.89
|[[File:Yurihonjo in Akita Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|85x85px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Yuzawa, Akita.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Yuzawa, Akita|Yuzawa]]
|湯沢市
|790.91
|44,346
|56.07
|[[File:Yuzawa in Akita Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|85x85px]]
|}

===Towns and villages===
These are the towns and villages in each [[Districts of Japan|district]]:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="2" |Name
! rowspan="2" |Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
! rowspan="2" |Population
! rowspan="2" |Population density (per km<sup>2</sup>)
! rowspan="2" |District
! rowspan="2" |Type
! rowspan="2" |Map
|-
![[Romanization of Japanese|Rōmaji]]
![[Kanji]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Fujisato, Akita.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Fujisato, Akita|Fujisato]]
|藤里町
|281.98
|3,180
|11.28
|[[Yamamoto District, Akita|Yamamoto District]]
|Town
|[[File:Fujisato in Akita Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|85x85px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Gojome Akita.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Gojōme, Akita|Gojōme]]
|五城目町
|214.94
|9,015
|41.94
|[[Minamiakita District, Akita|Minamiakita District]]
|Town
|[[File:Gojome in Akita Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|85x85px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Hachirogata Akita.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Hachirōgata, Akita|Hachirōgata]]
|八郎潟町
|17
|5,749
|338.18
|[[Minamiakita District, Akita|Minamiakita District]]
|Town
|[[File:Hachirogata in Akita Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|85x85px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Happo, Akita.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Happō, Akita|Happō]]
|八峰町
|234.14
|7,025
|30
|[[Yamamoto District, Akita|Yamamoto District]]
|Town
|[[File:Happo in Akita Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|85x85px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Higashinaruse, Akita.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Higashinaruse, Akita|Higashinaruse]]
|東成瀬村
|203.57
|2,512
|12.34
|[[Ogachi District, Akita|Ogachi District]]
|Village
|[[File:Higashinaruse in Akita Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|85x85px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Ikawa, Akita.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Ikawa, Akita|Ikawa]]
|井川町
|47.95
|4,658
|97.14
|[[Minamiakita District, Akita|Minamiakita District]]
|Town
|[[File:Ikawa in Akita Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|85x85px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Kamikoani, Akita.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Kamikoani, Akita|Kamikoani]]
|上小阿仁村
|256.72
|2,247
|8.75
|[[Kitaakita District, Akita|Kitaakita District]]
|Village
|[[File:Kamikoani in Akita Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|85x85px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Kosaka, Akita.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Kosaka, Akita|Kosaka]]
|小坂町
|201.7
|4,986
|24.72
|[[Kazuno District, Akita|Kazuno District]]
|Town
|[[File:Kosaka in Akita Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|85x85px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Misato, Akita.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Misato, Akita|Misato]]
|美郷町
|168.34
|19,337
|114.87
|[[Senboku District, Akita|Senboku District]]
|Town
|[[File:Misato in Akita Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|85x85px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Mitane, Akita.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Mitane, Akita|Mitane]]
|三種町
|248.09
|16,172
|65.19
|[[Yamamoto District, Akita|Yamamoto District]]
|Town
|[[File:Mitane in Akita Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|85x85px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Ogata, Akita.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Ōgata, Akita|Ōgata]]
|大潟村
|170.11
|3,164
|18.60
|[[Minamiakita District, Akita|Minamiakita District]]
|Village
|[[File:Ogata in Akita Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|85x85px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Ugo, Akita.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Ugo, Akita|Ugo]]
|羽後町
|230.78
|14,639
|63.43
|[[Ogachi District, Akita|Ogachi District]]
|Town
|[[File:Ugo in Akita Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|85x85px]]
|}

===Mergers===
{{Main|List of mergers in Akita Prefecture}}