Chūgoku region
Chūgoku region
中国地方 | |
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The Chūgoku region in Japan | |
Geofeatures map of Chugoku | |
| Country | Japan |
| Area | |
• Total | 31,922.26 km2 (12,325.25 sq mi) |
| Population (1 October 2020) | |
• Total | 7,328,339 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | JP￥30.745 trillion US$282 billion |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (JST) |
The Chūgoku region (Japanese: 中国地方, Hepburn: Chūgoku-chihō, [tɕɯꜜː.ɡo.kɯ, tɕɯː.ɡo.kɯ̥ tɕiꜜ.hoː, -tɕi̥.hoꜜː, -ŋo-]), 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 2020 census, it has a population of 7,328,339.