Editing Shimane Prefecture (section)

===Cities===
{{See also|List of cities in Shimane Prefecture by population}}
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[[File:Map of Shimane Prefecture Ja.svg|thumb|Map of Shimane Prefecture<br />{{legend0|#EAB|City}} {{legend0|#ED9|Town}} {{legend0|#BFE|Village}}]]
[[File:Cape Hinomisaki02.jpg|thumb|[[Cape Hinomisaki]] near [[Izumo, Shimane|Izumo]]]]
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[[File:松江市 松江城から (29882144321).jpg|thumb|[[Matsue]]]]
[[File:View from Taikodani Inari Shrine 4.jpg|thumb|[[Tsuwano]]]]
[[File:Okinoshima (15066448338).jpg|thumb|Saigo area of [[Oki Island]]]]
Eight cities are located in Shimane Prefecture, the largest in population being Matsue, the capital, and the smallest being Gōtsu. The cities Masuda, Unnan, Yasugi, and Gōtsu had a slight population increase due to the mergers in the early 2000s.<ref name="Yotsuya" />
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="2" |Name
! rowspan="2" |Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
! rowspan="2" |Population
! rowspan="2" |Map
|-
![[Romanization of Japanese|Rōmaji]]
![[Kanji]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Gotsu, Shimane.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Gōtsu, Shimane|Gōtsu]]
|江津市
|268.51
|24,009
|[[File:Gotsu in Shimane Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|50x50px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Hamada, Shimane.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Hamada, Shimane|Hamada]]
|浜田市
|689.6
|57,142
|[[File:Hamada in Shimane Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|50x50px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Izumo, Shimane.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Izumo, Shimane|Izumo]]
|出雲市
|624.36
|172,039
|[[File:Izumo in Shimane Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|50x50px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Masuda, Shimane.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Masuda, Shimane|Masuda]]
|益田市
|733.16
|46,892
|[[File:Masuda in Shimane Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|50x50px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Matsue, Shimane.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Matsue]] (capital)
|松江市
|572.99
|202,008
|[[File:Matsue in Shimane Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|50x50px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Oda, Shimane.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Ōda, Shimane|Ōda]]
|大田市
|436.11
|34,354
|[[File:Oda in Shimane Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|50x50px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Unnan, Shimane.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Unnan]]
|雲南市
|553.4
|38,281
|[[File:Unnan in Shimane Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|50x50px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Yasugi, Shimane.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Yasugi, Shimane|Yasugi]]
|安来市
|420.97
|38,875
|[[File:Yasugi in Shimane Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|50x50px]]
|}