akita prefecture (秋田県, akita-ken) [a̠kʲita̠] is a prefecture of japan located in the tōhoku region of honshu.its population is approximately 919,000 (as of 1 april 2023) and its geographic area is 11,637 km2 (4,493 sq mi).akita prefecture is bordered by aomori prefecture to the north, iwate prefecture to the east, miyagi prefecture to the southeast, and yamagata prefecture to the south.akita is the capital and largest city of akita prefecture.other major cities include yokote, daisen, and yurihonjō.akita prefecture is located on the coast of the sea of japan and extends east to the ōu mountains, the longest mountain range in japan, at the border with iwate prefecture.akita prefecture formed the northern half of the historic dewa province with yamagata prefecture.akita was a region of hunter-gatherers and principally nomadic tribes.the first historical record of what is now akita prefecture dates to 658, when abe no hirafu conquered the native ezo tribes at what are now the cities of akita and noshiro.abe, then governor of koshi province (the northwestern part of honshū bordering the sea of japan), established a fort on the mogami river, and thus began the japanese settlement of the region.in 733, a new military settlement (later renamed akita castle) was built in what is now the takashimizu area of akita, and more permanent roads and structures were developed.the region was used as a base of operations for the japanese empire as it drove the native ezo people from northern honshū.governance of the region shifted hands several times.during the tokugawa shogunate it was appropriated to the satake clan, who ruled the region for 260 years and developed the agriculture and mining industries that are still predominant today.throughout this period, it was classified as part of dewa province.in 1871, during the meiji restoration, dewa province was reshaped and the old daimyō domains were abolished and administratively reconstructed, resulting in the modern-day borders of akita.the famous heian period waka poet, ono no komachi, is said to have been born in yuzawa city, ogachi town, located in the southeast of the prefecture.the borders of akita prefecture roughly form a rectangle that is 169 kilometres (105 miles) from north to south and 86 kilometres (54 miles) from west to east.the oga peninsula is a prominent feature of the western edge, while the ōu mountains mark the eastern border and the higher dewa mountains run parallel through the center.like much of northern japan, the prefecture has cold winters, particularly in areas farther from the sea.as of 31 march 2019, 11% of the total land area of the prefecture is designated as natural parks, namely the towada-hachimantai national park; chōkai, kurikoma, and oga quasi-national parks; and akita shirakami, hachimori iwadate, kimimachizaka, magi mahiru, moriyoshizan, taiheizan, tashirodake, and tazawako dakigaeri prefectural natural parks.this has led many young people to migrate to tokyo and other large cities.akita prefecture has seen some of the most severe population decline in japan: it is one of four prefectures in japan registering declines in population since 1955.its population also has the lowest percentage of children, at 11.2%.as of october 1, 2019, it has a population of approximately 966,000 people.the high rate of depopulation in akita prefecture has led smaller communities to merge with each other, which has affected the smallest of these merged communities.as depopulation in these communities continues, educational and health facilities have closed in some areas, encouraging families to migrate to larger cities for better access to health and educational opportunities and perpetuating the decline in population.
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