Kyoto Prefecture

Kyoto Prefecture 京都府
Prefecture
Japanese transcription(s)
• Japanese	京都府
• Rōmaji	Kyōto-fu
Kiyomizu Temple Kinkakuji Fushimi Inari-taisha Sagano Bamboo forest in Arashiyama Ine-ura Byōdō-in Tō-ji Tea Plantation in Uji Panorama view of Amanohashidate and Miyazu Bay
Flag Symbol
Anthem: Kyoto-fu no uta
Coordinates: 35°1′18″N 135°45′20.2″E / 35.02167°N 135.755611°E / 35.02167; 135.755611
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Island	Honshu
Capital	Kyoto City
Subdivisions	Districts: 6, Municipalities: 26
Government
• Governor	Takatoshi Nishiwaki
Area
• Total	4,612.19 km2 (1,780.78 sq mi)
• Rank	31st
Population  (1 October 2020)
• Total	2,578,087
• Rank	13th
• Density	566/km2 (1,470/sq mi)
GDP [1]
• Total	JP¥ 10,766 billion US$ 98.8 billion (2019)
ISO 3166 code	JP-26
Website	www.pref.kyoto.jp/en/index.html
Symbols of Japan
Bird	Streaked shearwater (Calonectris leucomelas)
Flower	Weeping cherry blossom (Prunus spachiana)
Tree	Kitayama Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica)

Kyoto Prefecture (Japanese: 京都府, Hepburn: Kyōto-fu) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu.^{[2]: 477, 587} Kyoto Prefecture has a population of 2,561,358^[3] (as of October 2021^[update]) and has a geographic area of 4,612 square kilometres (1,781 sq mi). Kyoto Prefecture borders Fukui Prefecture to the northeast, Shiga Prefecture to the east, Mie Prefecture to the southeast, Nara Prefecture and Osaka Prefecture to the south, and Hyōgo Prefecture to the west.

Kyoto, the capital and largest city, accommodates 57% of the prefecture's total population, with other major cities including Uji, Kameoka, and Maizuru.^{[2]: 565–587} Kyoto Prefecture is located on the Sea of Japan coast and extends to the southeast towards the Kii Peninsula, covering territory of the former provinces of Yamashiro, Tamba, and Tango. Kyoto Prefecture is centered on the historic Imperial capital of Kyoto, and is one of Japan's two "prefectures" using the designation fu rather than the standard ken for prefectures. Kyoto has made Kyoto Prefecture one of the most popular tourism destinations in Japan for national and international tourists, and 21% of the prefecture's land area was designated as Natural Parks. Kyoto Prefecture forms part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area, the second-most-populated region in Japan after the Greater Tokyo area and one of the world's most productive regions by GDP.