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historical demographical data of the actual administrative division

KENcapitalsurface/sq.kmsurface/sq.mie2002pc2000e1995e1990e1985e1980e1975e1970c1965e1960e1955e1950e1945e1940e1935e1930e1925e1920c1898e1896e1892?codecodecoderegionpos.variants of the name
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Ken = Prefecture
AichiNagoya513919847091,17043,36868,06690,46455,06222,05923,65386,04798,74206,03769,03390,62857,33166,62862,72567,02319,02090,01591,41557,01429,9AI23JA01CBcsAiti
AkitaAkita1161344841176,21189,31213,81227,51254,01257,01232,51241,01279,81336,01349,01309,01212,01052,31037,7988,0936,0899,0775,1755,0662,9AK5JA02THncw
AomoriAomori961937141462,01475,71481,61482,91524,01524,01468,61428,01416,61427,01383,01282,91083,31000,5967,1880,0813,0756,0612,2593,0523,2AO2JA03THnc
ChibaChiba515119896113,55926,35797,85555,55148,04735,04149,13367,02701,82306,02205,02139,01966,91588,41546,41470,01399,01336,01273,41247,01159,3CH12JA04KTcseTiba
EhimeMatsuyama567221901487,31493,11506,61515,01530,01507,01465,21418,01446,41501,01541,01521,91361,51178,71164,91142,01096,01047,0997,5972,01557,3EH38JA05SKscw
FukuiFukui41921619828,6828,3827,1823,6818,0794,0773,6744,0750,6753,0754,0752,4724,9643,9646,7618,0598,0599,0633,8632,0590,5FI18JA06CBcwHukui
FukuokaFukuoka496319165042,05015,64933,34811,24719,04553,04293,04027,03964,64007,03860,03530,22746,93094,12755,82527,02302,02188,01362,71314,01188,9FO40JA07KUswHukuoka
FukushimaFukushima1378453222128,72126,92133,52104,12080,02035,01970,61946,01983,82051,02095,02062,41957,41625,51581,61508,01438,01363,01058,01028,0894,0FS7JA08THceHukushima
GifuGifu1059640912128,62107,72100,32066,62029,01960,01868,01759,01700,41638,01584,01544,51518,61265,01225,81178,01133,01070,0996,1981,0899,3GF21JA09CBcGihu
GummaMaebashi635624542043,82024,92003,51966,31921,01849,01756,51659,01605,61578,01614,01601,41546,11299,01242,51186,01119,01053,0774,6749,0690,9GM10JA10KTcGunma
HiroshimaHiroshima846732692885,62878,92881,72849,82819,02739,02646,32436,02281,12184,02149,02082,01885,51869,51804,91692,01618,01542,01436,41400,01278,5HS34JA11CGswcHirosima
HokkaidôSapporo83520322475680,45683,15692,25643,75679,05576,05338,25184,05171,85039,04773,04295,73518,43272,73068,32812,02499,02359,0850,2508,0450,0HK1JA12HKneEzo, Yeso, Yezo
HyôgoKôbe838132365496,45550,65401,95405,15278,05145,04992,14668,04309,93906,03621,03309,92821,93221,22923,22646,02455,02302,01667,21618,01499,7HG28JA13KKcswHiogo
IbarakiMito609423533059,42985,72955,52845,42725,02558,02342,22144,02056,22047,02064,02039,41944,61620,01549,01487,01409,01350,01131,61101,0980,8IB8JA14KTce
IshikawaKanazawa419816211189,01180,41180,11164,61152,01119,01069,91002,0980,5973,0966,0957,3887,5757,7768,4757,0751,0747,0781,8782,0737,2IS17JA15CBcwIsikawa
IwateMorioka1527758981400,41416,21419,51417,01434,01422,01385,61371,01411,11449,01427,01346,71227,81095,81046,1976,0901,0846,0720,4701,0652,0IW3JA16THnce
KagawaTakamatsu18837271027,21022,91027,01023,41023,01000,0961,3908,0900,8919,0944,0946,0863,6730,4748,7733,0700,0678,0700,4685,0650,0KG37JA17SKscw
KagoshimaKagoshima916735391772,21786,21794,31797,81819,01785,01723,91729,01853,51963,02044,01804,11538,51589,51591,51557,01472,01416,01107,01076,0962,2KS46JA18KUsw
KanagawaYokohama24039288648,28483,48246,17980,47432,06924,06397,75472,04430,73443,02919,02487,71865,72189,01840,01620,01417,01323,0776,7754,0923,2KN14JA19KTcse
KôchiKôchi71072744801,2813,9816,8825,1840,0831,0808,4787,0812,7855,0883,0873,9775,6709,3715,0718,0687,0671,0563,0600,0562,1KC39JA20SKscwKoti
KumamotoKumamoto740828601858,41859,31859,81840,41838,01790,01715,31700,01770,71856,01896,01827,61556,41368,21387,11354,01296,01233,01151,41112,01030,3KM43JA21KUsw
KyôtoKyôto461317812634,82644,42629,42602,52587,02527,02424,92250,02102,81993,01935,01832,91603,81730,01702,51553,01406,01287,0931,6914,0850,0KY26JA22KKcwKioto
MieTsu577822311877,81857,31841,51792,51747,01687,01626,01543,01514,51485,01486,01461,21394,31198,81174,61157,01108,01069,0996,4976,0901,7ME24JA23KKcswMiye
MiyagiSendai729228152389,62365,32328,82248,52176,02082,01955,31819,01753,11743,01727,01663,41461,31271,21234,81143,01044,0962,0835,8817,0780,0MG4JA24THcne
MiyazakiMiyazaki773529861172,41170,01175,81168,91176,01152,01085,11051,01080,71135,01139,01091,4913,7840,4824,4760,0691,0651,0454,7439,0403,8MZ45JA25KUsw
NaganoNagano1358552452232,62215,22194,02156,72137,02084,02017,61957,01958,01982,02021,02060,82121,01710,71714,01717,01629,01563,01131,51212,01096,0NN20JA26CBc
NagasakiNagasaki411315881500,21516,51545,01563,01594,01591,01571,91570,01641,21760,01748,01645,51318,61370,11296,91233,01164,01136,0746,4796,0739,8NS42JA27KUsw
NaraNara369214251488,81442,81430,81375,51305,01209,01077,5930,0826,0781,0777,0763,9779,7620,5620,5596,0584,0565,0538,5526,0489,2NR29JA28KKcsw
NiigataNiigata1257948572479,92475,72488,42474,62478,02451,02391,92361,02398,92442,02473,02461,02389,72064,41995,81933,01850,01776,01812,31797,01652,7NI15JA29CBcw
ÔitaÔita633824471216,61221,11231,31236,91250,01229,01190,31156,01187,51240,01277,01253,01124,5973,0980,5946,0915,0860,0839,5822,0773,1OT44JA30KUsw
OkayamaOkayama709227381958,81950,81951,21925,91917,01871,01814,31707,01645,11670,01690,01661,11564,61329,41332,61284,01238,01218,01132,01109,01051,3OY33JA31CGswc
OkinawaNaha22558711334,21318,21273,51222,51179,01107,01042,6945,0934,0883,0801,0915,0601,8574,6592,5578,0558,0572,0453,6440,0375,3ON47JA47RKswRyukyu
ÔsakaÔsaka18697228794,58805,18797,18734,78668,08473,08278,97620,06657,25505,04618,03857,02801,04793,04297,23540,03060,02588,01311,91280,01250,0OS27JA32KKcw
SagaSaga2440942877,8876,7884,3877,9880,0866,0837,7838,0871,9943,0974,0945,1830,4701,5686,1692,0685,0674,0621,0602,0550,0SG41JA33KUsw
SaitamaUrawa379914677193,26938,06759,26405,35864,05420,04821,33866,03015,02431,02263,02146,42047,11608,01528,91459,01394,01320,01174,11149,01100,0ST11JA34KTce
ShigaÔtsu401615511369,41342,81286,91222,41156,01080,0985,6890,0853,4843,0854,0861,2860,9703,7711,4692,0662,0651,0712,0702,0661,3SH25JA35KKcwSiga
ShimaneMatsue66292559753,4761,5771,5781,0795,0785,0768,9774,0821,6889,0929,0912,6860,3740,9747,1740,0722,0715,0721,4713,0688,1SM32JA36CGswcSimane
ShizuokaShizuoka777330013800,63767,33737,53670,93575,03447,03308,83090,02912,52756,02650,02471,52220,42017,91939,91798,01671,01550,01086,61173,01038,9SZ22JA37CBcsSizuoka
TochigiUtsunomiya641424762035,62004,81984,51935,21866,01792,01698,01580,01521,71514,01548,01550,51546,41206,71195,11142,01090,01046,0788,3759,0670,0TC9JA38KTceTotigi
TokushimaTokushima41461601823,3824,1832,4831,6835,0825,0805,2791,0815,1847,0878,0878,5835,8718,7728,7717,0690,0670,0699,4688,0894,0TS36JA39SKscwTokusima
TôkyôTôkyô216683611753,312064,111771,811855,011829,011618,011673,611408,010869,29684,08037,06278,03488,37355,06369,95409,04485,03699,01507,61468,01400,0TK13JA40KTceEdo, Yedo, Tokio
TottoriTottori34941349611,1613,3615,0615,7616,0604,0581,3569,0579,9599,0614,0600,2563,3484,4490,5489,0472,0455,0418,9414,0390,1TT31JA41CGswc
ToyamaToyama425216421122,71120,91123,01120,21118,01103,01070,81030,01025,51033,01021,01008,8953,8822,6798,9779,0749,0724,0785,6789,0726,1TY16JA42CBcw
WakayamaWakayama472518241063,61069,91080,51074,31087,01087,01072,11043,01027,01002,01007,0982,1936,0865,1864,1831,0788,0750,0681,6666,0621,6WK30JA43KKcs
YamagataYamagata932736011238,01244,11257,01258,41262,01252,01220,31226,01263,11321,01354,01357,31326,41119,31116,81080,01027,0969,0829,2808,0732,9YT6JA44THcnw
YamaguchiYamaguchi610723581518,41528,01555,51572,61602,01587,01555,21511,01543,61602,01610,01540,91356,51294,21190,51136,01095,01041,0986,2967,0911,9YC35JA45CGswcYamaguti
YamanashiKôfu44631723898,4888,2882,0853,0833,0804,0783,1762,0763,2782,0807,0811,4839,1663,0646,7631,0601,0583,0498,5491,0437,5YN19JA46CBceYamanasi
TOTAL:Tôkyô377682145821127459,2126917,9125568,5123611,5121049,0117058,0111939,6104663,099209,094302,090078,084115,372598,473114,369254,164451,059736,055962,043655,542682,040507,4
Particulars:
All prefectures ["ken"] belong to certain regions, an abbreviation of these regions is shown in a column:
CB = Chúbu; CG = Chúgoku; HK = Hokkaidó; KT = Kanto; KK = Kinki; KU = Kyúshú; RK = Ryukyu; SK = Shikoku; TH = Tóhoku

Dashes above vowels as diactritic marks are not correctly shown, they are poorly replaced by accent circumflexe.
File created on 2001-01-14; revised on 2001-12-21; and last modified on 2003-08-21 by Jan Lahmeyer

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