Shiga ken (Shiga), Shiga

Shiga ken: university in Japan

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Shiga at a glance

Shiga currently has 9 quality-checked populated place pages and 13 county pages linked on MapSof.

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Mapped cities & towns

9

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Largest city

Ōtsu

Population 342,175

Quick Facts about Shiga

Country Japan
State Shiga (Japan)
Latitude & Longitude 35.2167,136.1333
Establishment January 01, 1950 (76 years ago)
Time Zone Asia/Tokyo
Local time 19:20:39 (19th April 2026)

Geography

Shiga is located at 35°13'0"N 136°7'60"E (35.2166700, 136.1333300).

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The largest city of Shiga is Ōtsu with a population of 342,175. Other cities include, Kusatsu population 141,928, Nagahama population 115,069, Hikone population 113,818 and Moriyama population 82,526. See all Shiga cities & populated places.

Official website of Shiga

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