Place:Toyama, Japan

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NameToyama
Alt namesToyamasource: Times Atlas of the World. Reprint ed. (1994) p 197
Toyama-kensource: Wikipedia
TypePrefecture
Coordinates36.5°N 137.5°E
Located inJapan
Contained Places
District
Higashitonami
Imizu
Kaminiikawa
Nakaniikawa
Nei
Nishitonami
Shimoniikawa
Inhabited place
Fukumitsu
Fukuno
Fumahashi
Himi
Inami
Jōhana
Kamitaira
Kurobe
Namerikawa
Oyabe
Shimminato
Shinminato
Shōgawa
Taira
Takaoka
Toga
Tonami
Toyama
Uozu
Unknown
Izumi-gun
Shimoniikawa-gun
Shinminato-shi
Takaoka-shi
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Toyama Prefecture has a population of 1,044,588 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,247.61 km2 (1,640.01 sq mi). Toyama Prefecture borders Ishikawa Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefecture to the south, Nagano Prefecture to the east, and Niigata Prefecture to the northeast.

Toyama is the capital and largest city of Toyama Prefecture, with other major cities including Takaoka, Imizu, and Nanto. Toyama Prefecture is part of the historic Hokuriku region, and the majority of prefecture's population lives on Toyama Bay, one of the largest bays in Japan. Toyama Prefecture is the leading industrial prefecture on the Japan Sea coast and has the advantage of cheap electricity from abundant hydroelectric resources. Toyama Prefecture contains the only known glaciers in East Asia outside of Russia, first recognized in 2012, and 30% of the prefecture's area is designated as national parks.

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