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5 prefectures

Chugoku region

Prefecture profiles and combined 2024 population and area figures for Chugoku.

Prefectures5Regional directory
Combined population6,999thousand people · 2024
Combined area31,920km² · 2024
Calculated density219people/km²
Population leaderHiroshima2,714 thousand

Combined values sum the rounded prefecture figures. Calculated regional density may differ from other regional definitions or calculations.

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PrefectureCapitalPopulationAreaDensity
Tottori Tottori531 thousand3,507 km²151/km²
Shimane Matsue642 thousand6,708 km²96/km²
Okayama Okayama1,831 thousand7,114 km²257/km²
Hiroshima Hiroshima2,714 thousand8,478 km²320/km²
Yamaguchi Yamaguchi1,281 thousand6,113 km²210/km²
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Source. Prefecture population and area come from the Statistical Handbook of Japan 2026, Statistics Bureau of Japan. Snapshot reviewed 2026-10-08.