Statistics Information | （日本） DISCOVER OKAYAMA OF JAPAN 岡山

Population and households

The total population of Okayama Prefecture is 1,952,524, as of October 1, 2007, which is 1.5% of total population of Japan.

Total population

1st: Tokyo (12,758.371), 2nd: Kanagawa (8,880.062), 3rd: Osaka (8,811.653) … 21st: Okayama (1,952.524).

Natural environment

Land:
The total area of Okayama Prefecture is 7,113.20 m2 as of October 1, 2007, which is 1.9% of the country and makes it the 17th largest amongst other prefectures.

Climate:
There are 257.9 days that have less than 1mm of precipitation. This is the least rainfall in all of Japan. The amount of annual precipitation is 951.5mm, which is 3rd least in all of Japan, and thus, Okayama is called the “Sunny Land.”

Days having less than 1mm of precipitation (annual average)

1st: Okayama (275.9 days),　2nd: Yamanashi (273.9 days), 3rd: Hyogo (269.9)

Annual hours of sunshine

1st: Yamanashi (2224.7 hours), 2nd: Kochi (2182.7 hours), 3rd: Miyazaki (2143.7 hours) ・・・　19th: Okayama (2022.2 hours)
(National average: 1925.3 hours)

Natural environment and population & households

Municipality	1 Area	2 Percentage of inhabitable land	3 Population	4 Population density
	Area	Ratio	Population	Population
	Square meter	%	Person	Person
Okayama Prefecture	7,113.20	31.1	1,948,679	274.0
Okayama City	789.91	55.2	702,219	889.0
Kurashiki City	354.71	71.6	473,402	1334.6
Tsuyama City	506.36	29.6	108,758	214.8
Tamano City	103.63	42.1	65,323	630.3
Kasaoka city	136.03	62.6	55,260	406.2
Ibara City	243.36	36.1	44,297	182.0
Soja city	212.00	36.5	66,829	315.2
Takahashi City	547.01	20.7	37,320	68.2
Niimi City	793.27	12.4	34,542	43.5
Bizen City	258.23	20.0	38,468	149.0
Setouchi City	125.53	55.7	38,395	305.9
Akaiwa City	209.43	36.9	43,615	208.3
Maniwa City	828.43	19.8	49,952	60.3
Mimasaka City	429.19	22.9	31,174	72.6
Asakuchi City	66.46	56.1	36,723	552.6
Wake-cho	144.23	25.1	15,744	109.2
Hayashima-cho	7.61	84.4	12,029	1580.7
Satosho-cho	12.23	68.2	10,808	883.7
Yakage-cho	90.62	35.7	15,369	169.6
Shinjo-son	67.10	9.1	985	14.7
Kagamino-cho	419.69	11.1	13,729	32.7
Shoo town	54.09	57.0	11,134	205.8
Nagi-cho	69.54	28.6	6,200	89.2
Nishiawakura-son	57.93	5.1	1,608	27.8
Kumenan-cho	78.60	33.7	5,419	68.9
Misaki-cho	232.15	29.9	15,886	68.4
Kibichuo town	268.73	28.9	13,491	50.2