What is Niigata Prefecture?
{{Infobox settlement | name = Niigata Prefecture | native_name = {{Nobold|{{Lang|ja|新潟県}}}} | settlement_type = [[Prefectures of Japan|Prefecture]] <!-- images, nickname, motto --> | image_skyline = | imagesize = 265px | image_caption = | image_flag = Flag of Niigata Prefecture.svg | image_seal = Emblem of Niigata Prefecture.svg <!-- maps and coordinates --> | image_map = Niigata in Japan.svg | mapsize = 265px | map_caption = '''Niigata Prefecture''' in [[Japan]] <!-- location --> | subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] | subdivision_name = {{JPN}} | subdivision_type1 = [[List of regions of Japan|Region]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Chūbu region|Chūbu]] | seat_type = Capital | seat = [[Niigata, Niigata|Niigata]] | parts_type = Subdivisions | parts_style = | p1 = [[Districts of Japan|Districts]]: 9 | p2 = [[Municipalities in Japan|Municipalities]]: 30 <!-- government type, leaders --> | leader_title = [[List of prefectural governors in Japan|Governor]] | leader_name = Hideyo Hanazumi <!-- area --> | area_total_km2 = 12,584 <!-- population --> | population_total = 2,201,272<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.stat.go.jp/data/kokusei/2020/kekka/pdf/outline_01.pdf |title= 令和２年国勢調査 人口等基本集計結果 結果の概要|author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website= |publisher= [[Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications]] [[Statistics Bureau (Japan)]]|access-date= December 20, 2024|quote=}}</ref> | population_as_of = October 1, 2020 | population_density_km2 = 174.9 <!-- time zone(s) --> | timezone1 = [[Japan Standard Time|JST]] | utc_offset1 = +09:00 <!-- postal codes, area code --> | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 950-8570 | area_code_type =