Ishikawa prefecture

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Ishikawa prefecture (石川県 Ishikawa-ken) is an area of Japan located in the Chubu region of Honshu island. Its population was 1,172,000 in 2006.[1]

Ishikawa's capital is Kanazawa (金沢市 Kanazawa-shi).

Footnotes

  1. Japan Statistical Yearbook: 'Population by Prefecture 1920-2006'. Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. .xls document.

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