Setouchi region

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Setouchi region 瀬戸内地方
Region
The Setouchi region in Japan
Country	Japan
Area
• Total	29,259.08 km2 (11,296.99 sq mi)
Population  (10 October 2016)[1]
• Total	8,495,907
• Density	290.4/km2 (752/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (JST)

The Setouchi region (瀬戸内地方, Setouchi chihō), or simply Setouchi, is a geographic region of Japan. Setouchi includes the Seto Inland Sea and the adjacent coastal areas of Honshū, Shikoku, and Kyūshū, three of the four main islands of Japan.

Yamaguchi, Hiroshima, Okayama, Hyōgo, Osaka, Kagawa, Ehime, Fukuoka, and Ōita prefectures all have coastlines in Setouchi; the cities of Hiroshima, Iwakuni, Takamatsu, and Matsuyama are also located within the region.