Niigata Prefecture
Map of Niigata Prefecture
050 km (31 mi)100 km (62 mi)150 km (93 mi)200 km (124 mi)
Height
-8 m (-26 ft), 100 m (328 ft), 250 m (820 ft), 500 m (1640 ft), 750 m (2460 ft), 1000 m (3280 ft), 1500 m (4920 ft), 2000 m (6560 ft), 2500 m (8200 ft), Max altitude 2605 m (8550 ft)Sea depth
0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)Winter snow (approximate)
Height from west to east in Niigata Prefecture
Height from south to north in Niigata Prefecture
1Sea of Japan (Northwest)0 m2Kamo Ko0 m3Kokufu River0 m
Natural Earth · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · GEBCO 2026 Grid · Heights: NASADEM, NASA · Lakes: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0) · This product incorporates data from the GDW database © Global Dam Watch (2024) · Names: GeoNames (CC BY)
Basic Information
Capital City: Niigata
Population: 2,192,319 (Wikidata, 2021)
Area: 12,582 km² / 4,858 sq mi
Created: 1869
Subdivisions: 29
Geography
Highest Elevation Point: Mount Korenge (2 766 m)
Lowest point: Lake Toyanogata (−8 m)
Borders
- Fukushima Prefecture — East
- Yamagata Prefecture — Northeast
- Nagano Prefecture — Southwest
- Gunma Prefecture — South
- Toyama Prefecture — Southwest
Technical Information
Time Zone: UTC+09:00