Kagawa Prefecture

Kagawa prefecture (香川県; Kagawa-ken) is located on Shikoku island, Japan. The capital is Takamatsu.

Kagawa prefecture (香川県)

Kagawa prefectural symbol
Capital	Takamatsu
Region:	Shikoku
Island:	Shikoku
Area  - Total  - % water	Ranked 47th 1,861.70 km² 2.8%
Population  - Total (2000)  - Density	Ranked 40th 1,022,843 549/km²
Districts:	7
Municipalities:	43
ISO 3166-2:	JP-37
Symbols
Pref. Flower:	Olive (Olea europaea)
Pref. Tree:	Olive tree (Olea europaea)
Pref. Bird:	Oriental cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

History

Geography

Kagawa is currently the smallest prefecture, by area, in Japan. Osaka prefecture held that title, until Kansai International Airport was reclaimed from the ocean in the early 1990's, pushing its land area slightly above Kagawa's.

Cities

• Higashikagawa
• Kan'onji
• Marugame
• Sakaide
• Sanuki
• Takamatsu (capital)
• Zentsuji

Districts

• Ayauta
  • Ayakami
  • Ayauta
  • Ayautagun
  • Hanzan
  • Kokubunji
  • Ryounan
  • Utadu
• Kagawa
  • Kagawa
  • Kagawagun
  • Kounan
  • Naoshima
  • Shionoe
• Kita
  • Aji
  • Kitagun
  • Miki
  • Mure
• Mitoyo
  • Mino
  • Mitoyogun
  • Nio
  • Oonohara
  • Saita
  • Takase
  • Takuma
  • Toyohama
  • Toyonaka
  • Yamamoto
• Nakatado
  • Chuunan
  • Kotohira
  • Kotonami
  • Man'nou
  • Nakatadogun
  • Tadotsu
• Shouzu
  • Ikeda
  • Tonoshou
  • Uchinomi

Economy

Demographics

Culture

Tourism

Prefectural symbols

Miscellaneous topics

External links

• Official Kagawa prefecture homepage (Japanese version)

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