Prefecture of Japan
| Subject | Wakayama Prefecture |
| Category | Prefecture of Japan |
| Reading time | 1 min · Intermediate |
| Key date | 876 |
Wakayama Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Wakayama Prefecture has a population of 876,030 and a geographic area of 4,724 square kilometres (1,824 sq mi). Wakayama Prefecture borders Osaka Prefecture to the north, and Mie Prefecture and Nara Prefecture to the northeast.
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