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Chūgoku region

The Chūgoku region (Japanese: 中国地方, Hepburn: Chūgoku-chihō; [tɕɯꜜː.ɡo.kɯ, -ŋo.kɯ, tɕɯː.ɡo.kɯ̥ tɕiꜜ.hoː, -ŋo.kɯ̥-]), also known as the San'in-San'yō (山陰山陽地方, San'in-San'yō-chihō) region, is the westernmost region of Honshū, the largest island of Japan. It consists of the prefectures of Hiroshima, Okayama, Shimane, Tottori and Yamaguchi. As of the 2025…

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Country
Japan
Time zone
UTC+9 (JST)
• Density
216.4402/km2 (560.5776/sq mi)
• Total
31,922.26 km2 (12,325.25 sq mi) · 6,909,261 · JP¥30,792 trillion US$227 billion

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Chūgoku region

Nodes73
Edges72
Triples36
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.027397
Components1

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Chūgoku region

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related to Geography · 13
Chūgoku region → Bitchū Province, Bizen Province, Chūgoku, Hiroshima, Kansai, Kyūshū, Mimasaka Province, Okayama, Shikoku, Shimane, The Chūgoku, Tottori, Yamaguchi
related to history · 11
Chūgoku region → Asia, Chūgoku, Historically, However, Japan, Kansai, Kyūshū, San'indō, San'yōdō, Therefore, Under
related to Demographics · 6
Chūgoku region → Chūgoku, Hiroshima, Okayama, Per Japanese, The, Their Urban Employment Area
• Total · 3
Chūgoku region → 31,922.26 km2 (12,325.25 sq mi), 6,909,261, JP¥30,792 trillion US$227 billion
Country · 1
Chūgoku region → Japan
Time zone · 1
Chūgoku region → UTC+9 (JST)
• Density · 1
Chūgoku region → 216.4402/km2 (560.5776/sq mi)

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chūgoku region japan provinces also country hiroshima middle kansai okayama population china san'in used prefectures japanese tottori yamaguchi countries west

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Chūgoku regionCountryJapan1.00infobox
Chūgoku regionTime zoneUTC+9 (JST)1.00infobox
Chūgoku region• Density216.4402/km2 (560.5776/sq mi)1.00infobox
Chūgoku region• Total31,922.26 km2 (12,325.25 sq mi)1.00infobox
Chūgoku region• Total6,909,2611.00infobox
Chūgoku region• TotalJP¥30,792 trillion US$227 billion1.00infobox
Chūgoku regionrelated to DemographicsThe0.60section
Chūgoku regionrelated to DemographicsChūgoku0.60section
Chūgoku regionrelated to DemographicsHiroshima0.60section
Chūgoku regionrelated to DemographicsOkayama0.60section
Chūgoku regionrelated to DemographicsTheir Urban Employment Area0.60section
Chūgoku regionrelated to DemographicsPer Japanese0.60section

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