Editing Shiga Prefecture (section)

== Municipalities ==
{{See also|List of cities in Shiga Prefecture by population}}

=== Cities ===
[[File:Map of Shiga Prefecture Ja.svg|thumb|right|Map of Shiga Prefecture<br />{{legend0|#EAB|City}} {{legend0|#ED9|Town}}]]
[[Image:Hikonecity center area No,1.JPG|thumb|right|Hikone]]
[[Image:View from Nagahama-castle.JPG|thumb|right|Nagahama]]

Thirteen cities are located in Shiga 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 Higashiomi, Shiga.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Higashiōmi]]
|東近江市
|388.58
|113,460
|291.99
|[[File:Higashiomi in Shiga prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|78x78px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Hikone, Shiga.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Hikone, Shiga|Hikone]]
|彦根市
|196.84
|113,349
|575.84
|[[File:Hikone in Shiga prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|78x78px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Kōka, Shiga.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Kōka, Shiga|Kōka]]
|甲賀市
|481.62
|89,202
|185.21
|[[File:Koka in Shiga prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|78x78px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Konan Shiga.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Konan, Shiga|Konan]]
|湖南市
|70.4
|54,240
|770.46
|[[File:Konan in Shiga prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|78x78px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Kusatsu, Shiga.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Kusatsu, Shiga|Kusatsu]]
|草津市
|67.82
|141,945
|2092.97
|[[File:Kusatsu in Shiga prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|78x78px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Maibara Shiga.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Maibara, Shiga|Maibara]]
|米原市
|250.46
|38,473
|153.61
|[[File:Maibara in Shiga prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|78x78px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Moriyama, Shiga.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Moriyama, Shiga|Moriyama]]
|守山市
|55.73
|80,768
|1449.27
|[[File:Moriyama in Shiga prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|78x78px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Nagahama, Shiga.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Nagahama, Shiga|Nagahama]]
|長浜市
|680.79
|119,043
|174.86
|[[File:Nagahama in Shiga prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|78x78px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Omihachiman, Shiga.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Ōmihachiman]]
|近江八幡市
|177.45
|82,116
|462.76
|[[File:Omihachiman in Shiga prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|78x78px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Otsu, Shiga.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Ōtsu]] (capital)
|大津市
|464.51 
|341,187
|734.51
|[[File:Otsu in Shiga Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|78x78px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Ritto Shiga.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Rittō, Shiga|Rittō]]
|栗東市
|52.75
|67,149
|1272.97
|[[File:Ritto in Shiga prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|78x78px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Takashima, Shiga.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Takashima, Shiga|Takashima]]
|高島市
|693
|49,168
|70.95
|[[File:Takashima in Shiga prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|78x78px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Yasu, Shiga.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Yasu, Shiga|Yasu]]
|野洲市
|80.15
|50,233
|626.74
|[[File:Yasu in Shiga prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|78x78px]]
|}

=== Towns ===
These are the towns 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" |Map
|-
![[Romanization of Japanese|Rōmaji]]
![[Kanji]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Aisho Shiga.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Aishō, Shiga|Aishō]]
|愛荘町
|37.98
|20,730
|545.81
|[[Echi District, Shiga|Echi District]]
|[[File:Aisho in Shiga Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|78x78px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Hino Shiga.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Hino, Shiga|Hino]]
|日野町
|117.63
|21,677
|184.28
|[[Gamō District, Shiga|Gamō District]]
|[[File:Hino in Shiga Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|78x78px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Kōra, Shiga.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Kōra, Shiga|Kōra]]
|甲良町
|13.66
|6,932
|507.47
|[[Inukami District, Shiga|Inukami District]]
|[[File:Kora in Shiga Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|78x78px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Ryuo, Shiga.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Ryūō, Shiga|Ryūō]]
|竜王町
|44.52
|12,130
|272.46
|[[Gamō District, Shiga|Gamō District]]
|[[File:Ryuo in Shiga Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|78x78px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Taga, Shiga.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Taga, Shiga|Taga]]
|多賀町
|135.93
|7,382
|54.31
|[[Inukami District, Shiga|Inukami District]]
|[[File:Taga in Shiga Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|78x78px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Toyosato, Shiga.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Toyosato, Shiga|Toyosato]]
|豊郷町
|7.78
|7,588
|975.32
|[[Inukami District, Shiga|Inukami District]]
|[[File:Toyosato in Shiga Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|78x78px]]
|}

=== Mergers ===
{{main|List of mergers in Shiga Prefecture}}