Kagawa Prefecture
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| Kagawa Prefecture | |||||||||
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| Capital | Takamatsu | ||||||||
| Region | Shikoku | ||||||||
| Island | Shikoku | ||||||||
| Governor | Keizo Hamada | ||||||||
| Area (rank) | 1,861.70 km² (47th) | ||||||||
| - % water | 2.8% | ||||||||
| Population (December 1, 2010) | |||||||||
| - Population | 995,465 (40th) | ||||||||
| - Density | 534.71 /km² | ||||||||
| Districts | 5 | ||||||||
| Municipalities | 17 | ||||||||
| ISO 3166-2 | JP-37 | ||||||||
| Website | www.pref.kagawa.jp | ||||||||
| Prefectural Symbols | |||||||||
| - Flower | Olive (Olea europaea) | ||||||||
| - Tree | Olive (Olea europaea) | ||||||||
| - Bird | Oriental cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus) | ||||||||
| - Fish | |||||||||
 Symbol of Kagawa Prefecture | |||||||||
| Template ■ Discussion | |||||||||
History
Kagawa was formerly known as Sanuki Province.[3]
Drought is common in Kagawa history. For example, in 1973 the region was called "the Takamatsu desert".[4]
Geography
Kagawa is in the northeast part of Shikoku. The prefecture borders Ehime Prefecture in the southwest. Tokushima Prefecture is in the south. Kagawa has a coastline with many small islands on the Seto Inland Sea across from Okayama Prefecture.
The prefecture built 17 dams between 1947 and 1974.[4]
Cities
Towns
Towns and villages in each district:
National Parks
National Parks are established in about 11% of the total land area of the prefecture.[5]
Shrines and Temples
Tamura jinja is the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. [6]
Kagawa Prefecture Media
Map of Kagawa Prefecture. City Town
屋島から見た高松市沿岸 - 日本国香川県高松市。
View from Marugame Castle
Omotesando of Kotohira Gu in Kotohira, Kagawa prefecture, Japan.
Flag of Higashikagawa, Kagawa
Location of Higashikagawa in Kagawa Prefecture
Flag of Kanonji, Kagawa
Location of Kan'on in Kagawa Prefecture
Flag of Marugame, Kagawa
Location of Marugame in Kagawa Prefecture
Related pages
References
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2002). "Kagawa prefecture" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 446; Japan External Trade Organization(JETRO), Kagawa Prefecture, Regional Information Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-4-6.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Takamatsu" at p. 934.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Berga, L. (2006). Dams and Reservoirs, Societies and Environment in the 21st Century, Vol. 1, p. 41.
- ↑ Japan Ministry of the Environment, "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture"; retrieved 2012-3-13.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-2-9.
Other websites
Media related to Kagawa prefecture at Wikimedia Commons
- http://www.pref.kagawa.jp/foreigner.shtml Archived 2007-04-30 at the Wayback Machine; http://www.pref.kagawa.jp/ Archived 2008-01-04 at the Wayback Machine
Coordinates: 34°16′N 133°57′E / 34.267°N 133.950°E