<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Prefecture 都 道府県 Todōfuken </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Category </Th> <Td> Unitary State </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Japan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Number </Th> <Td> 47 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Populations </Th> <Td> 584,982 (Tottori)--12,059,237 (Tōkyō) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Areas </Th> <Td> 1,861.7 km (718.8 sq mi) (Kagawa)--83,453.6 km (32,221.6 sq mi) (Hokkaido) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Government </Th> <Td> Prefecture Government, Central Government </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Subdivisions </Th> <Td> Subprefectures </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Prefecture 都 道府県 Todōfuken </Th> </Tr>

The 47 political subdivisions in japan are called