Iwate Prefecture

Iwate Prefecture 岩手県
Prefecture
Flag Seal
Iwate Prefecture in Japan
Country	Japan
Capital	Iwate
Subdivisions	List Districts: 10 Municipalities: 33
Government
• Governor	Takuya Tasso
Area
• Total	15,275 km2 (5,898 sq mi)
Population  (October 1, 2020)
• Total	1,210,534
• Density	79.25/km2 (205.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00
Area code	03000-7
ISO 3166 code	JP-03
Website	Official website

Iwate Prefecture (岩手県, Iwate-ken) is a prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. It is on the island of Honshu.^[1] The capital city is Morioka.^[2]

1. ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 410. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
2. ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 661. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.