A prefecture is a governmental administrative unit. Simply put, in the US you have states, in Canada you have provinces, in Japan they have prefectures. There are 47 (including some that Japanese insist are not prefectures because they don't use the word.) Prefecture in Japanese is Ken. Chiba-ken, for example, or Aomori-ken. There is also fu, as in Kyoto-fu and Osaka-fu. Plus to, as in Tokyo-to and Hokkaido. fu, to, ken are all administrative units.
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Kanagawa Prefecture's population is 9,029,996.
The population of Okayama Prefecture is 1,940,411.
Wakayama Prefecture's population is 998,637.
The population of Dalaba Prefecture is 155,000.
Forécariah Prefecture's population is 136,000.
The population of Lélouma Prefecture is 161,000.
Mandiana Prefecture's population is 159,000.
Lesbos Prefecture was created in 1915.
Lesbos Prefecture's population is 110,220.
The population of Dinguiraye Prefecture is 156,000.
The population of Dabola Prefecture is 114,000.
Gaoual Prefecture's population is 158,000.