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Shikoku

Islands information

Name	Shikoku
Native name	四国
Location	East Asia
Archipelago	Japanese Archipelago
Geography information
Highest point	Mount Ishizuchi
Administration information
Japan
Prefectures	Ehime, Kagawa, Kōchi, Tokushima
Largest city	Matsuyama
Administration information
Population	4141955 as of 2005
Ethnic groups	Japanese

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|} is the smallest (225 km long and between 50 and 150 km wide) and least populous (4,141,955 as of 2005) of the four main islands of Japan, located south of Honshū and east of the island of Kyūshū. Its ancient names include Iyo-no-futana-shima ( ), Iyo-shima ( ), and Futana-shima ( ). The current name refers to the four former provinces which made up the island: Awa, Tosa, Sanuki, and Iyo.

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