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Location |
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Tottori Prefecture is located at
35 3'~35 36' latitude and
133 8'~134 31' longitude in the north-eastern part of the Chugoku Region. |
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Area and Population |
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Tottori Prefecture has an area of 3,507km2 (October 1, 2004, Tottori is 41st nationally).
The total population is 606,569 (Februrary 1, 2006)and the foreign population is 4,961 (December 31, 2005). |
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Climate |
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Not only does Tottori Prefecture receive lots of rain during Tsuyu (the rainy season) and the typhoon season, it also has heavy snowfall in the winter. The temperature is comparatively high. |
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