Editing Shimane Prefecture (section)

===Towns and villages===
These are the towns and villages of each [[Districts of Japan|district]]. The number of towns and villages greatly decreased during the mergers. However, they hold about one-third of the prefecture's population.<ref name="Yotsuya" />
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="2" |Name
! rowspan="2" |Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
! rowspan="2" |Population
! rowspan="2" |District
! rowspan="2" |Type
! rowspan="2" |Map
|-
![[Romanization of Japanese|Rōmaji]]
![[Kanji]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Ama Shimane.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Ama, Shimane|Ama]]
|海士町
|33.5
|2,293
|[[Oki District, Shimane|Oki District]]
|Town
|[[File:Ama in Shimane Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|50x50px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Chibu, Shimane.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Chibu, Shimane|Chibu]]
|知夫村
|13.7
|657
|[[Oki District, Shimane|Oki District]]
|Village
|[[File:Chibu in Shimane Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|50x50px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Iinan, Shimane.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Iinan, Shimane|Iinan]]
|飯南町
|242.84
|4,908
|[[Iishi District, Shimane|Iishi District]]
|Town
|[[File:Iinan in Shimane Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|50x50px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Kawamoto, Shimane.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Kawamoto, Shimane|Kawamoto]]
|川本町
|106.39
|3,331
|[[Ōchi District, Shimane|Ōchi District]]
|Town
|[[File:Kawamoto in Shimane Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|50x50px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Misato, Shimane.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Misato, Shimane|Misato]]
|美郷町
|282.92
|4,712
|[[Ōchi District, Shimane|Ōchi District]]
|Town
|[[File:Misato in Shimane Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|50x50px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Nishinoshima, Shimane.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Nishinoshima, Shimane|Nishinoshima]]
|西ノ島町
|55.98
|2,923
|[[Oki District, Shimane|Oki District]]
|Town
|[[File:Nishinoshima in Shimane Prefecture Ja.svg|50px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Okinoshima, Shimane.svg|25px]] [[Okinoshima, Shimane|Okinoshima]]
|隠岐の島町
|242.97
|14,422
|[[Oki District, Shimane|Oki District]]
|Town
|[[File:Okinoshima in Shimane Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|50x50px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Okuizumo, Shimane.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Okuizumo]]
|奥出雲町
|368.06
|12,655
|[[Nita District, Shimane|Nita District]]
|Town
|[[File:Okuizumo in Shimane Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|50x50px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Ōnan, Shimane.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Ōnan, Shimane|Ōnan]]
|邑南町
|419.29
|10,922
|[[Ōchi District, Shimane|Ōchi District]]
|Town
|[[File:Onan in Shimane Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|50x50px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Tsuwano, Shimane.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Tsuwano, Shimane|Tsuwano]]
|津和野町
|307.09
|7,478
|[[Kanoashi District, Shimane|Kanoashi District]]
|Town
|[[File:Tsuwano in Shimane Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|50x50px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Yoshika Shimane.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Yoshika, Shimane|Yoshika]]
|吉賀町
|336.29
|6,231
|[[Kanoashi District, Shimane|Kanoashi District]]
|Town
|[[File:Yoshika in Shimane Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|50x50px]]
|}