Prefecture of Japan
Miyazaki
宮崎県Miyazaki is a prefecture of Japan. It covers about 7,860 km² (3,030 mi²), the 13th largest of the 47 prefectures in Natural Earth’s file for Japan, and 79% of the size of Lebanon. About 1.1 million people live there (Wikidata, 2021).
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Facts
| Area, measured | 7,860 km²3,030 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 7,740 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| Share of Japan | 2.1%of the area of the 47 prefectures |
| Rank by area | 13th of 47prefectures of Japan |
| Population | 1.1 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Density | 135 people per km² |
| Capital | Miyazaki |
| Latitude range | 31°N to 33°N |
| Type | PrefectureJP-45 |
What the numbers say about Miyazaki
- Miyazaki covers 2.1% of the area of Japan and ranks 36th of 47 by population, against 13th by area.
- It would take 47.5 prefectures the size of Miyazaki to cover Japan.
- The largest, Hokkaido (Japan), is 10.0× the size of Miyazaki; the smallest, Kagawa, is 24% of it.
- Closest in size within Japan: Shizuoka (7,670 km², 1.02×) and Miyagi (7,500 km², 1.05×).
- Counted as a country, Miyazaki would be larger than 70 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 170th by area, between Puerto Rico (9,010 km²) and French Southern and Antarctic Lands (6,990 km²).
- With 1.1 million people it would rank 162nd of 238 by population.
- Miyazaki has 135 people per km², about the density of Denmark, which has 136 per km².
- That makes Miyazaki the 39th most densely populated of the 47 prefectures, 40% of the average for Japan (338 per km²).
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 32°N is drawn about 1.4× too large in area, so Miyazaki looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Miyazaki stretches about 162 km north to south and 110 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 7,740 km² agrees with our measured area of 7,860 km², to within 2%.
Beside the regions of other countries
The closest region by area and by people in each of the other countries that have regional pages here, within a factor of 2. All 395 regions side by side.
- ChinaAreaShanghai1.16× · 6,750 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- United StatesAreaDelaware1.52× · 5,170 km²PeopleMontana0.98× · 1.1 million (2020)
- IndiaAreaAndaman and Nicobar Islands1.11× · 7,110 km²PeopleChandigarh1.01× · 1.1 million (2011)
- GermanyAreaSchleswig-Holstein51% · 15,400 km²PeopleSaarland1.05× · 1.0 million (2022)
- FranceAreaCorsica (France)0.91× · 8,670 km²PeopleRéunion (France)1.20× · 881,000 (2022)
- ItalyAreaFriuli-Venezia Giulia1.07× · 7,340 km²PeopleTrentino-Alto Adige0.99× · 1.1 million (2019)
- SpainAreaCommunity of Madrid0.98× · 8,000 km²PeopleExtremadura1.01× · 1.1 million (2024)
- BrazilAreaFederal District1.36× · 5,790 km²PeopleAcre1.28× · 830,000 (2022)
- CanadaAreaPrince Edward Island1.37× · 5,730 km²PeopleSaskatchewan0.94× · 1.1 million (2021)
- AustraliaAreanone within 2×PeopleSouth Australia56% · 1.9 million (2024)
- MexicoAreaColima1.34× · 5,880 km²PeopleCampeche1.14× · 928,000 (2020)
- ThailandAreaRoi Et1.02× · 7,720 km²PeopleSurat Thani0.99× · 1.1 million (2020)
Where Miyazaki sits in Japan
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded. The region’s whole area is counted, every island included.
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-12
- Population
- Wikidata, 2021. Japan’s units share the 2021 figures where Wikidata has them; the year is shown wherever the figure is.
- Matching
- Countries come from Natural Earth’s country file. Places whose status is contested and dependencies are never used as automatic matches. A region under 2,500 km² is matched against the small countries and island nations.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12